Move to Des Moines?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

It looks like I could easily get a job there. The pay is about the same as my current one, but the cost of living there is a lot lower.

You guys might think this is still crazy for me, but truth is, there are some appealing aspects. For the ultimate Atlas nerd aspect, I'll get to take part in an Iowa caucus! And I've grown tired of my current job and even where I live now (not so much Minneapolis but my neighborhood, which is still great, but having lived here for seven years and having to deal with things like walking by a house and thinking "Oh remember when cool person lived there and had awesome parties? But yeah now they moved to Chicago..." constantly. I think a new area, even a much smaller one, would be pretty refreshing and exciting.

On the other hand, I have a feeling I might grow bored of it quickly, and will start yearning for Minneapolis again in less than a year. And what do I do if I get bored of this job? I have a much better chance of landing a higher paying one in Minneapolis, so it might make more sense just to stay here and look for one.

Due to that...leaning no, but curious about thoughts.

And before anyone points toward my last poll: Yes there are >80% Obama precincts in Des Moines. In fact most of the people I know there live in them.

[DavidB.]

On the other hand, I have a feeling I might grow bored of it quickly, and will start yearning for Minneapolis again in less than a year. And what do I do if I get bored of this job? I have a much better chance of landing a higher paying one in Minneapolis, so it might make more sense just to stay here and look for one.

Well, I wouldn't do it then. Can't you find yourself something in a city that won't bore you in less than a year?

[Хahar 🤔]

Why not? Think of it as your Utah.

[Yelnoc]

Yes, change is good.

[Torie]

There is more going on in Hudson,NY  than there is in Des Moines. I've got a nice hippie shack you could live in for free in Winterset. Beautiful location and private (you can hear the Middle River gurgling by to lull you to sleep), but it is something of a wreck. And it is on 3 acres, so if Iowa ever goes the way of Colorado, you could start a pot farm to boot.

[kcguy]

Years ago, I had a job transfer from Kansas City to Roanoke, Virginia.  I stayed in the Roanoke Valley for 20 months.  I liked daily life in Roanoke--you could drive anywhere in 20 minutes--but I never made any friends there.  I couldn't find my niche in a metro of 200k people in the same way that I can in a metro of 2mil.

That being said, you're only moving about 4 hours away.  If you ever miss the Twin Cities, it would be easy as pie to go back for a weekend visit.