Bend Oregon - To Work or Not to Work
lurksteraz on September 11th, 2007
Well, the wife and I decided to take a trip from Arizona to Bend Oregon to scope out real estate. I’ve never been to Oregon, so if you ever get a chance, I would highly suggest going their.
So we flew into Portland and checked a few areas around the airport. Then we drove over the bridge to Vancouver, WA. Very nice place with alot of older homes. We then drove down to Salem to check out homes in the surrounding areas. They weren’t bad, but not quite what we were looking for. We found ourselves heading over to Bend, and all I have to say is Wow! We stayed there for 3 nights and we both love it. You can’t beat lots of trees, great weather, and all of the outdoor activities that are available.
So now my wife is hard at work trying to scrounge up some real estate. I guess this means I’ll have to either telecommute from my current job, find a new agency in the area OR work for myself. I’m loving the idea of working for myself but freaked out about the unknown. I’m kind of a creature of habit of wanting to have a secure job, medical insurance for the family and so on. I’m in huge debate with myself on what to do. Knowing I can probably take some contract jobs for quick cash is OK with me, but there is still that unknowing factor of not being able to pay bills.
My goal now is to save every penny I make from affiliate marketing, stash into some high yielding bank bank(ING) and save as much as I can to make this move. How could I pass up the chance to live someplace where I could hike, camp, canoe, mountain bike etc in the spring and summer and snowboard in the winter with a quick 40 minute drive? This is like a dream playground for anyone into outdoor activities. A little harder to do when it’s 115 degrees outside. Just to give you an idea of Arizona; this year broke the record of something like 35 days straight OVER 110 degrees. DAMN HOT!!
I’ll be sure to post progress on our dream move, but probably won’t happen for another 7-12 months or so.
