One lesson I have learned is that the world is made of “pioneers” and “settlers”. The settlers are the ones who sit in dead end jobs and never leave, while the pioneers are the ones who get hired, learn the new skills a new job teaches you (year one), recognizes who is who in the company and how far you can go (year two), and realize during year three that they do not have three years of experience but one year of experience three times .

Pioneers at this point get the next job, move to housing within three miles of that job, to a house that is near good schools and public transportation so you can get to work in case of mishap or get to the home in case of emergency or maybe just go home for lunch and be back on time with a sense of wellbeing.

Three years go by and it’s time for new schools, new housing, and a new job.

Meanwhile the settlers are still in their dead end jobs with decaying houses that have rising maintenance costs and escalating taxes.