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Where would you go ?
My Wife and I want to move from Minnesota to a warmer climate we are tired of the Minnesota winters its something we have talked about for years and I recently closed my business and our lease is up on our apartment so I have nothing stopping me from leaving.
Anyone reading this know of any cool jobs hiring?
thought of?
My Wife and I want to move from Minnesota to a warmer climate we are tired of the Minnesota winters its something we have talked about for years and I recently closed my business and our lease is up on our apartment so I have nothing stopping me from leaving.
Anyone reading this know of any cool jobs hiring?
thought of?
Sell all your stuff and buy new or used when you get where your going. Making multiple cross country trips isn’t cost effective.
Make it one trip!
Another option is to start applying for jobs now. Then go wherever you get a good job.
And of course happy wife happy life. If she doesn’t like Texas don’t go to Texas.
Good luck on your journey.
Do NOT move here and try and get a job in the moto industry that will support your family. That is an absolute pipe dream. Maybe 20 percent of those guys make enough to live in an apt comfortably, and maybe 10% make enough to own a home here, let alone support a family like yours in a nice place.
You said you are in vehicle sales and good at what you do, I'd stick to that and choose a place where you can find a good job and where that money can be stretched further. California is not that place either.
Texas, or somewhere in the south is your best bet for having a decent quality of life.
The Shop
Chasing a dream job most times is just that. I don't think keeping your family in a RV is a good decision. Having a daughter doing school while everyone else is going nuts with cabin fever. Not to mention finding a place to park it besides a WalMart parking lot. Nobody ever says they want to be a ditch digger and eventually a plumber. For the record I don't do service work. I do new installs, medical gas and cryogenics at hospitals and vet clinics. Boiler and mechanical rooms. Its not a dream job. Its a tough trade that's very demanding. Physically and mentally. But, it pays the bills and then some.
When work dried up in Oregon, I took a job on Mt Rainier in Washington. Froze my ass off in winter remodeling a lodge in Paradise. My family stayed in Oregon until I found a house. I found a place to park a fifth wheel. I left it there for the duration and went home on weekends.
I did that for eight months.
I know trade jobs pay well I just never learned any personally.
But, working right alongside your crew earns their respect and keeps morale up for everybody. If your crew respects you, they'll actually work harder when needed. In regards to pay, wages move up every six months of your five year apprenticeship.
Pit Row
Never do you ask where is the best place to raise a family. What areas have great schools. What area would be great for my families future. Where can I stretch my dollar.
When bro’ing down in the moto community in Southern California is high on your list I just have to wonder if you have your priorities straight.
It’s understandable you want to move to a warmer place. There are many great places to live, work, raise a family, affordability, etc.
When you can set aside what you want to do and instead focus on what’s best for your family, then and only then will you arrive at your correct answer.
Good luck with whatever you decide!
For as Crazy as it sounds though I really don't have much going on here in Minnesota the only thing I'm really leaving behind is an apartment that I rent. It is nice though and probably not replaceable for the price we pay which is $800 a month for a 1000 square foot 2 bedroom apartment. but we can always come back here to Minnesota if we chose to also .
I know it's Vital, but not everyone is a moran.
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