New York nothin’

New York nothin’

TeeLee, me and my family have a chance to live in sunny Florida because of a job I want to take. I have been married for 17 years and our kids are ages 4, 10, 11, 14, and 16. The job market in Binghamton is drying up and there seems to be nothin' left but garbage. The job in Florida is offering an awesome position working in a nursing home, career advancement, and great pay. I hate to uproot my family after 25 years, but we have to do something to get out of the rut we are in. my husband works but it is just not enough to keep us afloat. He does carpentry work and in the winter time it gets bad. My work is health care but I only make a few dollars above minimum wage and Florida has so many seniors that health care is booming down there. My kids don’t want to move, my husband doesn’t either but we are facing losing everything if we don’t. Please what do I do?

Well New York nothin’, first, take inventory of all of your options in your home state before you trek elsewhere. Meet your family half way by not looking for work so far away from home. New York is much bigger than your town my dear so before you trek all the way down to Florida, consider going a town over and keeping the good vibe your family has still connected in New York. Have you considered the big health care dogs such as Syracuse, Yonkers, Rochester, or even New York City?  Why go all the way down south and risk such a large move if it may not be necessary? There is a ton of help needed in your neck of the woods so please consider this before making such a dramatic move with a big family.

TeeLee