You’re early 50s, recently 💔, no ties…

[Rossetti47]

hoping to train as a counsellor, need a part-time gig for structure and to pay basic bills. You’d like to meet some friends and maybe one day a decent guy. Where would you relocate to? (Your budget for a home is c 600k)

Norwich. Good community vibe, lots of open hearted people (friends and potentials), bit ‘hippy’, lots of events. Big enough to be anonymous. Small enough to find your tribe.

£600k would go a very long way (ie: buy a gorgeous house for £400k and have a bigger pension pot).

Thanks for this. I could deffo do with a bigger pension pot!

I would definitely rent first in a few different places (air bnb or short term lets for a few months) to properly get a feel for a place and if you fit in there socially before committing that sum of money.

Then I’d get a massive fuck off house in Glasgow, a part time job at Waitrose or the uni, and have about half the money left

A good few run of the mill customer service centre jobs to be had whilst searching for The One (job) too. Easy to get, easy to leave…

@SpringlikeBunk Ha!! That sounds like a plan!

My dream 'other life' place is Tynemouth. There's a bungalow on for 375k at the moment, needs work. But I've never lived there so I'd want to get the low down on nice areas etc.

converted church, next to park might be a bit noisy

older style

posh area a bit out of centre

plenty of "turnover" of people as well, new faces etc.

God that church!! But of a disappointment inside though, just looks like any other overdeveloped flat*

*my house is a tip

@PermanentTemporary

It's like an interior designer has been given a remit to Fill This Flat With Expensive Trendy Things Circa 2010.