BOTL from Hawaii please help me

Digs · 07-10-2012, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by AlohaStyle

I lived on Oahu for a few years and I wish I still could live there. Only reason we left is my wife wanted to get back to her family after her brother had their first kid. Yes the cost of living is higher, but just like anywhere else, you simply adjust. Make sure you have a Costco membership and shop smart. There are a lot of places that don't need the A/C running all the time, there's a lot of cool breeze that can run through houses/apartments as long as there is good placement of windows and sliding doors.

It sounds like from above nursing isn't a sure thing in Hawaii unless your wife has a lot of experience. One thing I will say is that it's not the easiest for a white guy from the mainland to find a job. The Aloha Spirit is alive and well with great genuine people there, but locals don't take too kindly to mainlanders coming over and taking jobs. Nothing personal, but they would much rather hire a local than a haole that might move back to the mainland in a couple years after getting island fever.

If I were you, I would do some major research on the warm places of the continental US and Hawaii and make your move. Like you said... move now and enjoy the nice weather!

Good luck brother!

I think my wife will be ok; she has 15+ years and is the 3rd shift nurse manager for the stroke unit. I have heard that the work ethic isn’t quite as strong as some parts of the “mainland" I have heard that it’s a lot like the south? (Cant blame them I too would rather be at the beach on a Friday, ha-ha)Growing up my parents had a home in Sanibel Island Florida so I spent some time in the warmer parts of the country, I don’t know brother I haven’t seen any place on the mainland that comes close - climate wise or scenery.

I keep hearing that the cost of living is higher, I live in northeast pa my bills look similar monthly electric bill is $150-$275 per months, $100-$450 per month for gas, $850 per year for my supplement heater - pellet stove, $6200 per year property tax (or aprox $515 per month in mortgage) $100 - $125 per month for water & sewer.....+ trash a $100 per quarter, etc.