I do like where I live ...

So when I hear things about New England and it's history and culture and people, I tend to pay attention.

Just recently, the peeps over at GoFundMe declared we New Englanders to be the most generous:

We occupy the top three positions on their per capita donations rankings, and four out of the top five, and six of the top ten.

Despite this love of where I'm from, my wife and I are discussing where we want to live the rest of our lives.

It's not a decision to be made immediately. I'm currently enrolled in another degree program so I couldn't move immediately anyway. And she has a successful accounting practice here.

But long term ... It's this where we want to call home? It's an open discussion.

Do you love where you live?

Would you ever pick up and move?

What would motivate such a decision?

Is climate a good enough reason?

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Thrust · 56-60, M

That could not be any more of a flawed study. Yankees and Micks aren’t exactly known for throwing money around. They are famous for being downright parsimonious.

I know, I grew up there. Being of partial Scottish heritage I still have the first dollar I ever made

sarabee1995 · 31-35, F

@Thrust I'm not sure I like the reference to Micks, but whatever.

You are right that in the northeast we have a tradition of being more frugal. But we are also generous and charitable. Frugal is not exclusive of charitable. Sometimes the one enables the other.