To ask if you have moved miles away and did it work out?

[PinataHeeHaw]

I have a dream to move to the seaside. I'm in a financially stable position and while I by no means am comfortable, I can afford bills with extra for nice things.

I've been thinking more about this dream of mine, but I rent privately, I know the landlord well and I guess I'm just scared of making the move and potentially losing that security but that little voice won't shut up in my head. Saving a deposit to buy would take at least a few years, so I'll have to continue renting. As I rent direct with the landlord now, I also worry about how shit agencies can be.

The town I want to move to is 60 miles away and I'd be able to work remotely with maybe a day or so in the office per week, easily accessible by cheap public transport. I'm so scared to make that move though!

Go live your dream. Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.

You've inspired me to make that move. Thank you!

Yes, no regrets. Go for it!

Fuck me that didn't take much!

Thank you! I'd leave myself a bit short in terms of a deposit if I went for the more expensive of the two properties, but it's so worth it. My mental wellbeing will improve so much living by the sea, I just know.

I haven't. But DSis and her husband did - seaside town hundreds of miles away. And DBro and his wife did - Seaside town hundreds of miles away in the other direction. Neither of them regretted it. Stayed for ever. Love it with all their hearts. Made loads of friends. If it feels right for you, do it.

I've moved to the other side of the world.
Age 50 I moved out of the city with my 2 DC to the seaside.
No regrets!

If you aren't going to live your life your way, no one else will.

Ha ha ha. I want this opportunity so much. It's scary though.

I love that. I don't want to live with regrets all because I want to stay within my comfort zone.

That is just amazing! You're so brave.

I moved a just over hour away from where I grew up. I’ve now lived right on the seaside for 12 years and could never move back to city life. I love it as do the kids and dogs.

The winters seem a lot harsher but I quickly adapted and it’s worth it in the summer time for sure.

We moved from the midlands to Devon a number of years ago. Never ever regretted it. Even today when we are getting liquid sunshine 🤣🤣 it’s still amazing

It is scary but that actually sounds like a step up. Get some decent wet and cold weather gear. Look into extra ways to make money. Look into where you'll do your main shop, your top up shop. Think about anything else that makes you feel anxious, and how to fix it.

A month shy of 67 last summer I moved from the city to a rural village where I knew nobody. It's still only about 45 minutes from the city (really good road network). Not a single regret. When I want them I have all the advantages of the city. But I wake up and take my dog for a long walk where I can barely hear any sounds of people - lovely birdsong, wild flowers, greenery everywhere. I'm disabled and it's flat (my city seemed to only have an uphill direction!). It has just the right number of facilities and amenities and shops - everything you could want for day to day and a little bit more. Everyone thought I was mad. Now they are lining up for weekends!

Yes i did it i left cambridge in the UK and went to wang nam khaio in thailand.
22 years on No regrets at all.

Yes. We did! Been here four years in the summer. It was a very stressful year of planning, selling, moving and then buying. And it being post Covid there was still that hangover effect of 15min slot of house viewings and people overbidding - this was both renting and buying! However I’d hope this has all calmed down now.
Once we moved to the area we wanted to live after a pretty stressful 6 months of travelling across the town to take the kids to two different schools, because the one we wanted was over subscribed in Reception, and finally having an offer accepted on a house after the sellers of the first changed their minds 5months after accepting 😡🤬 things became a lot clearer and we remembered why we wanted to move. We love the area, have made some great friends and the children really enjoy it too.
So yes, definitely wasn’t easy but so worth it. Good luck OP xx

I moved 200 miles. Worked out very well indeed!

A lot younger than yourself. However one evening we just looked at each other and said why are we busting a gut all hours of the day for no reward? Next day both handed our notice in, DH found a job immediately and 7 weeks later we moved to the south coast. We did well for 8 years and then covid came along and found ourselves very isolated with two young children. Moved back to probably the furthest point away from any sea but now living rurally so a different type of life again. Both of our jobs had turned remote so it didn't matter where we lived which made the decision easier.

There is just something about finishing work on an early shift and running along a quiet beach with the sun on your back is indescribable. Taking the young children to a beach toddler group was wonderful. Finally in the off season without any tourists sitting in a fire cosy pub watching the waves hitting the rocks and rain lashing against the windows. It was a really wonderful period of our lives. Friends thought we were insane in our early 30's to rent our house out, quit our jobs and move to somewhere random. It was a risk we took saying we would give it 18 months, some things were hard but we do 100% not regret it.

I did it. I had only been to the place once or twice before but never imagined I’d end up living here. I never regretted it and have always felt it was the best thing I ever did. I’d never go back in a million years. Just do it. If it doesn’t work out then worry about that at the time.

I moved to the other side of the world. No regrets!
About to make the move myself from the Midlands to a seaside town with my DH and DC. The only thing I miss about my antipodean life was being close to the water, it makes life so much better.

Absolutely go for it, you won't regret it. As I was once told "You aren't a tree, if you don't like where you are, just get up and move!". So if you get there and don't like it, pick another place and try again, you'll find "home"! I moved overseas on my own in my 20's, then to another country after I got married and with a newborn and then three more times since with my husband's job. Have never regretted a single move!

Thank you all so much for giving me that push to move.

I think what puts me off most is having to rent from an agency again but it's not that bad, is it? Hopefully while I'm renting, I can save a deposit to buy somewhere over there. If it all ends up in a mess I can always move back to family. I keep thinking about moving to the sea but the cost has been stopping me. In reality, I can cough up a deposit and moving costs. Maybe it's just an excuse because I'm a scaredy cat. Anyway, I have a viewing booked later this week in my potential new town.

I would say think about yourself in five years time. If you don’t do it- I think you’d always wonder what might have been. If you do, it could be amazing. Even if it doesn’t work out- you can then make a different decision based on the new info you then have- but you won’t be left wondering.

@PinataHeeHaw we moved from Clapham to Cheltenham wanting to be more in the countryside two years ago. We don't regret it at all.

Go for it! I’m currently planning to retire to the seaside about 150 miles away after over 30 years in London. It’s a bit scary but also very exciting!