Moving To A Small Town: A Guidebook To Moving From Urban To Rural America

Moving To A Small Town: A Guidebook To Moving From Urban To Rural America

Moving To A Small Town: A Guidebook To Moving From Urban To Rural America

Moving To A Small Town: A Guidebook To Moving From Urban To Rural America

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Overview

Filled with charts, worksheets, and profiles of folks who've made the move (and love it), Moving to a Small Town is an inspirational guide book dedicated to helping you pinpoint your ideal small town and make your life there work - permanently.

Thinking about leaving the city? Or just wishing you could? You're not alone. America is undergoing a rural renaissance, as countless thousands seek a simpler life and a safe, comfortable community in which to start businesses, raise families, and eventually retire.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780684802237
Publisher: Touchstone
Publication date: 06/24/1996
Edition description: Original
Pages: 336
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Wanda Urbanska is an author and television host, and a media, public relations and political strategist. She formerly directed the Jan Karski US Centennial Campaign and currently is President of the Jan Karski Educational Foundation.

Table of Contents

Introduction1
1.Are You Right for Small-Town Life?14
2.Scouting a New Location29
Assessing Your Needs
Conducting a Telephone Search
Town Studies
Economic Conditions/Physical Infrastructure/Institutions
The Civic Infrastructure
Arts and Culture/Quality of Life
"Community Character"
Committing Yourself to a New Place
3.Recasting Your Career95
Looking for Work
Small-Town Job-Seeking Strategies
Bringing Your Business with You
Starting Something New
Business, Small-Town Style
4.Evaluating the Costs171
Taking Your Financial X Ray
Costs of Small-Town Living
Small-Town Financial Strategies
5.Making the Move202
Deciding When to Move
Deciding How to Move
6.Making a Place for Yourself263
The Art of Crossing Cultures
Letting Go of the City
Principles of Small-Town Living
How to Behave
You've Arrived!
Acknowledgments321
Index323
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