re: Large southern cities in which you would never live

I lived in Atlanta (Marietta) after graduating from college in 1998.

I moved to the west coast, then back east, and in 2008, I was in the job market. I swore I would never live in Atlanta again. We made a list of cities we liked, and visited them, and searched for jobs... but goddammit... all the jobs in my field are in Atlanta, the northeast, or out west.

I've lived in ATL burbs now ever since. It is actually pretty nice here, and I only go to the city under protest. I am heavily leaning toward moving back near home, if this remote working thing turns into a permanent situation. In fact, I have romanticized it quite a bit.

I could sell our house here and buy a nice house, on a freaking lake, down there...for cash. Private school there for 3 kids is cheaper than for one kid here. We'd have grandparents and siblings within arms reach, which we have really missed out on raising a family.

Only problem is... jobs. You can't really move to a small town and have hopes and dreams if the best thing going is a job at Wal-Mart.