The Hidden Costs of Moving to Austin (That No One Warns You About)

I grew up in Utah. I didn’t pick that… my parents did. HA. At 19, I moved to Southern California to chase a dream in the music industry. And honestly, I did it—I got to experience more than I ever thought I would. But after my first daughter was born, I realized the grind wasn’t the life I wanted long term. We needed a change.

So we flew to Austin to visit some friends, and I knew almost instantly—this was it. The second we stepped off the plane, it just felt right. Even the airport vendors felt like my kind of people. It didn’t take long before we made the leap, packed everything up, and moved our family to Texas.