Plan to move to NH this year

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Hi, I’m Dan. I’m 26 and currently live in Connecticut, where I’ve lived my whole life. I’ve been working from home (but near my work office) for almost two years now, but my company has recently become remote-first long-term, so I plan to move to New Hampshire sometime this year (probably around June, due to family events here in CT between now and the end of May).

I want to move to NH not just because I’m a libertarian (listening to Free Talk Live back in 2015 made me want to move there), but also because I love skiing and hiking (being a libertarian is why I’m choosing New Hampshire over Vermont). Because of that I’ll probably move to somewhere near the mountains in northern NH.

I found the Shire Society website (and these forums through that) about a year ago through a google search (I forget exactly what I was searching for), and decided then that I would join the forums once I have the ability to move to NH (and now I do).

I’m here on these forums for a few reasons. By publicly stating my intention to move, I feel that that will make me more likely to actually commit to moving. Also, I might first move to an apartment in southern NH (probably Manchester) and live there for a year or so while looking for a house to buy further north - since I know that more people on this forum live in southern NH, it might be nice to connect with some of them here in case I do move there. And I’m joining so I can participate in other topics on this forum.

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#2

Welcome, thanks for joining us and congrats on the move in advance!

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#3

hope we can welcome you in person soon Dan!

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#5

have you spent much time in NH?
I would think it is better than CT is every way except your family.
Just move to a place with easy access to visit them. :slight_smile:

#6

Dope choice. I also love skiing and it’s been great to get out there more than ever.

#7

Hello DanM, just catching up on back traffic here.

I currently live in Manchester, but am heading for Coos County myself as soon as I can pay for a home/property cash down. I’m currently retired, but also working full time (yeah, MUCH older than 26!)

I’ve learned to love the North Country (north of the notch, as they say) for the beauty, the people, the low cost of living, and the fact that it has the lowest population density of all the counties.

See you there/here.

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#8

Great news!
I minister lands near Canaan NH.
Generally its easier and faster to go through VT on the interstate N/S along western NH all the way down through to CT and up to the roads to Lancaster (Rogers).
My place is in the woods and if you like XCountry skiing there’s the northern rail trail not too far to hook into.
I have parking, camping and hostel rooms available here.
The Free Grafton potluck would be a great time to visit this area.
Hope you’re settled in well!

#9

So, an update: I didn’t move as I planned to, since I found out that I’d have to pay for two months of rent to my current apartment after moving out, which I couldn’t afford (I mean, I could, but it wasn’t worth it). However, my lease expires at the end of February, so I plan on moving then.

I’m wondering if anyone knows of any high quality apartments, anywhere in New Hampshire. One of the most important thing I care about is noise insulation. Since I work from home, I’d like to live somewhere that is quiet and where I can’t (or can barely) hear my neighbors. It’s hard to judge apartments from online reviews, since some reviews contradict others, and there’s no way to tell which reviews are trustworthy (I usually assume the negative reviews are more accurate).

#10

If you want to not hear neighbors, you should look at houses. If you want them cheaper, get one outside a city and the rent goes down. Plus neighbors are further away. Congrats in advance on your coming move!

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I haven’t mentioned it yet, but I actually moved here back at the end of February. I tried looking for a house like you suggested, Ian, but couldn’t find any good ones that I could afford to rent or buy. However, I did find a good quality and affordable apartment in Keene, so that’s where I moved (and it’s quiet enough for me - much better noise insulation than my previous apartment).

I would have liked to go to Porcfest and/or Forkfest this year, but I had already taken off three weeks for vacation before it, and just got back from another week-long vacation last Friday (and plan on taking off the final week of the year), so I didn’t want to take more days off for vacation this year (even though my job has “unlimited” vacation days). However, I currently have no vacation plans for next year, so I should be able to go to both next year.

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Great to see that.
Have you followed the Hebrew scriptures regarding the advice purported from JHVH relayed through Moses to take a day off every week?
That may be a good day to wander over to social Sunday or whatever on Keene.
Last weeks of the year I invite people to come fellowship under an exclusively Shire Society self-government festival here, celebrating our time together with friends we may not have fellowshipped with recently.
T.me/BarterTowne for some info there.
We also do weekly divinity study groups, last one was regarding the nine noble virtues and Odin’s characteristics we might honor and enjoy as his presence was quite strong and generally positive on society historically before the purported Messiah came as Greek scriptures describe.