pros and cons

I have been thinking about the pros and cons of making the move to New Zealand and thought it would be helpful to write it down. I imagine as we move through this process I will have more to add.

Pros:

• better quality of life
• get to spend more time together as a family than we do now
• shorter commute to work
• get to spend more time outside
• better childhood for the kids
• less consumerist society
• an adventure

Cons:

• will miss seeing family and friends - in particular the children not seeing their grandparents and cousins as often as they do now
• potentially higher cost of living
• cost of getting out there (= no savings left)
• potentially negative impact of careers