Arizona & Election 2024: From Feeling Smart about Relocating Here to Possibly Another Relocation


 In droves, a decade ago we made the soul-wrenching decision to leave all we knew along the Eastern Corridor, including operating our small businesses , to start over again in Arizona. There lifestyles were affordable. There were no hurricanes. And we did adjust to the heat. 

I landed in Tucson. Because of the LCOL I paid off credit card debt and shopped around for a financial advisor to put me back on the right path so I could, if I wanted, retire. 

Along the way, as Yahoo Finance reports, that comfort zone unraveled:

"Arizona voters across the political spectrum expressed frustration that they aren't hearing enough about how Harris and Trump plan to address housing costs and rising prices for groceries and other essentials."

Tucson currently is "too expensive." Right now I reside 90 miles south of it. That remains within my budget but where there is not enough for a former New Yorker to do. The choice again has become relocation: Either back to Tucson which would put escalating pressure on my finances or to another part of the US or even abroad. 

Here in AZ those I jaw-jaw with ignore polls and are skeptical of the media which has evolved into such political factions. And here on Main Street who cares about the celebrity endorsers and high-flying fundraisers. 

What "they" on Main Street  say about their financial present and future doesn't align with what is being said in formal way. That means that with 11 electoral votes, AZ could pull off a surprise in Election 2024. 

Meanwhile too much of the campaigning is being done in ways that don't connect with us. Not the rallies, not the snail mail, not the robocalls, not the texting. 

The post-election analysis of "what went very wrong for such-and-such a party" likely will turn up that inability to break through our financial pessimism. The film "Nomadland" captured the ethos of being unable to settle down and make a home. At the end of April my lease is up. Before then, again I have to make scary decisions about where to live. 

Life is hard. Business is even more difficult these days. Get answers – and relief. Jane Genova is a results-driven intuitive coach, tarot reader and content-creator related to careers. Complimentary consultation (please text/phone 203-468-8579 or email janegenova374@gmail.com)


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