@Phil @adamgurri some stuff costs more there, but the stuff that really kills me, especially heath care, costs much much less. public school quality is high. (my kid’s public elementary schools were great, both in CA and FL, but that gets harder to ensure at higher grade levels here.) i do have a garage full of crap sentimental attachments render it difficult to be rid of. mostly i think i’d be better off if i’d never accumulated it. /fin