Is moving to Florida a good idea?

I read many blog and vlogs and articles and a reoccurring theme from many readers is to ask: is moving to
Florida a good idea?

Asking that question is like asking "Will I like broccoli?" How is anyone supposed to know whether moving to Florida is a good idea for you? You are the only person who can answer that question.

The reasons for moving to Florida can be different for everyone. There are some common themes (I am sick of winter) but the specifics are all different. A major factor in the decision is attitude. A great attitude will overcome challenges (and there will be challenges) but a poor attitude will sink into despair. 

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, or, in this case, in Florida. But is it? There are going to be challenges where ever you live. Things you like. Things you don't like. Florida is not a utopia.

I heard from one guy in New York. He was ranting how he was sick of New York. Sick of all the stop signs and red lights and old people driving 15 miles an hour. The high crime of New York, and the poor schools. I heard that and thought: these are the issues Floridians usually complain about. Slow traffic and red lights? Take a trip down Rt 192 from Four Corners eastward past Kissimmee and then we can have a conversation about traffic!

The point is, is one place really all that better than another?

Maybe.

I can't answer that for you. No one can.

You should take a trip to Florida. Not a vacation. But a trip. Try living there for a few weeks. Grocery shop, go out to eat, drive around during rush hour. Find the things that bug you a little and understand that annoyance might grow and fester. Drive out to the beach where you'll pay an expressway toll every two miles - think that'll bug you after a while? 

Do that and then decide whether or not this is a good move for you.