The subject for today is living in Florida year round.

I moved to America in 1984 and we moved to Tampa, FL and have lived here since.  I haven’t really lived anywhere else but with work as a consultant I did get the opportunity to visit some cities traveling back and forth.  I have been to a few vacations to different places.  I don’t know if Tampa is my comfort zone but I find living here having more benefits year round.

1. Yes it gets hot here but wherever you go there is air conditioning.  People worry about hurricanes but since 1984 a hurricane has not been a threat to me living in Tampa.  We don’t get four seasons but we also don’t get 9 months of winter and blizzards and getting stuck at home for days.
2. No state income taxes, one less thing to worry about when filing taxes 😉
3. I can drive to the beach in less than an hour.
4. In general it’s cheaper to live here in comparison to other places I have been to.
5. Although traffic is horrendous sometimes you can usually get around pretty easily.  There is only a period around the holidays where traffic can get ridiculous with all the snow birds but it’s only a few months out of the year.
6. I am a short drive to Mickey and friends 🙂
7. Within Florida there are so many different things to see which I have not even seen half of yet.

Overall I’m happy living here and going to visit other places.  This could be because this is what I’m used to but for now this is my home and I’m glad!