My husband returned this evening from a scouting trip to Austin and he says that it's a great place, so it is official --- we will be relocating there.

We are moving there to save money, to put it very simply. We currently live in the Seattle area. In the Austin area, comparable homes cost about 1/2 of what they do here, and the overall cost of living is quite a bit cheaper too. We are lucky because we have a lot of flexibility in choosing where we want to live, so we decided to take the plunge and relocate.

I know some of you out there have contemplated moving to a lower cost part of the country, so hopefully this blog will be of interest and maybe even of use to you.

I'll be writing lots more in the days and months to come ...