Sigh.... cheap to own, maybe, but renting's another matter. It's quite a bit. Of course at this point, owning a home is out of the question for me.
Probably if someone else could go with him, he'd go, but that's a big change for someone like us, isn't it? Being used to a whole family around, moving so far away is daunting.
Oh, I was referring to average cost in Johnstown...I imagine Ft. Collins is much, much higher. Probably higher than here, I would think.
Yeah, moving far away is a big deal if you have a lot of ties. Of course, in my case a big part of it is my pets. If I were to move, I could maybe take two, but no more, unless I left some of them temporarily while I bought a house. And buying a house is not necessarily something I'd want to plan on doing unless I was pretty confident I'd be staying put for awhile. So it's a major decision.
But being near family can be a downside, too. I have people to hang out with all the time, so I'm less likely to go outside of my comfort zone and meet new folks. And even when I DO go to events or new places, I usually take along a sibling or two, and though I do talk to other people, it's different than going to something alone. I'm sure you know what I mean.