Well, I live about a 45 minute drive from Vancouver BC. It&#x27;s still part of the &quot;Greater Vancouver&quot; area, but it&#x27;s not like we&#x27;re living right downtown. The area I live is pretty much all residential. We&#x27;re not exactly living a fast paced fancy high life. Yes, living here is a choice we make. I could move to the middle of nowhere , buy a house, and have lower expenses. Heck, I could move to a third world country and live like a king for a fraction of what I pay now. But I don&#x27;t think that&#x27;s really relevant. My wife and I&#x27;s families are both close by, our 9 year old daughter has grown up here and has many friends. For a single individual, or a small family without many connections to where they live, it&#x27;s easier to just up and move on. However, it isn&#x27;t always as easy as it sounds.