Some quality of life issues were briefly touched on in another thread - see http://www.for3.org/forums/showthrea...0292#post60292 and the post which follows it.
An individual's or family's quality of life depends on many factors, and sometimes choices are to be made, perhaps at critical decision points (e.g getting a new job, getting married, retirement etc.). Some around here may prefer to live in cities, with access to concerts, theatres etc., while others may prefer to live outside them, have a quieter life, and possibly also be able to enjoy a cheaper way of living - assuming house prices and other factors are lower.
One question (amongst many) that I've had is whether it would be worth moving to a cheaper and quieter part of the country, but then using the money saved for blitzes on major cultural excursions. Instead of spending perhaps £20-£50 per person for a cultural outing, perhaps once or twice a week, spend maybe £200-500 .... or more ... per person once a month - for example going to a music festival, or to a foreign city for a few days of opera. I don't know whether it would work, and it's perhaps always easier to maintain the current status quo than to effect change. Obviously on the raw figures it's easier to stay put, but consider that the monthly savings of a move could easily run into £hundreds.
I wonder if others have had to make such decisions, or are considering them, and in the case of those who've changed their circumstances, how is it working out for you now? What quality of life issues do you find important (now/before)?
An individual's or family's quality of life depends on many factors, and sometimes choices are to be made, perhaps at critical decision points (e.g getting a new job, getting married, retirement etc.). Some around here may prefer to live in cities, with access to concerts, theatres etc., while others may prefer to live outside them, have a quieter life, and possibly also be able to enjoy a cheaper way of living - assuming house prices and other factors are lower.
One question (amongst many) that I've had is whether it would be worth moving to a cheaper and quieter part of the country, but then using the money saved for blitzes on major cultural excursions. Instead of spending perhaps £20-£50 per person for a cultural outing, perhaps once or twice a week, spend maybe £200-500 .... or more ... per person once a month - for example going to a music festival, or to a foreign city for a few days of opera. I don't know whether it would work, and it's perhaps always easier to maintain the current status quo than to effect change. Obviously on the raw figures it's easier to stay put, but consider that the monthly savings of a move could easily run into £hundreds.
I wonder if others have had to make such decisions, or are considering them, and in the case of those who've changed their circumstances, how is it working out for you now? What quality of life issues do you find important (now/before)?
If I had to choose between food and heating, I should choose food because that's essential. But I can still remember (erm, quite clearly, actually) when cold weather meant you piled on extra clothes. (I remember when I was a student and there were cold winters, I stopped getting undressed to go to bed: I used to put on more clothes.)
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