Yep. My wife and I and our family moved here three years ago for the beach, the weather, and job opportunities. After three years of barely getting by living pa

Yep. My wife and I and our family moved here three years ago for the beach, the weather, and job opportunities. After three years of barely getting by living paycheck to paycheck (on $73K) we're leaving. Wages are generally low here relative to the cost of living, and the cost of living is astronomical. Here we'd never be able to afford a house, or an apartment in a nice area. Not to mention paying off debt, saving for anything, retirement investing, etc. So we're done with California. We're going where the weather isn't quite as nice, and there's no beach, but where there are opportunities that pay well in a low cost of living area.