That's a long way to go for a job. It makes sense if you've seen the area and like it there. I have only passed through, and stayed overnight. Whether El Paso is a good place to look for a job depends on what your husband does, and whether he likes El Paso. I don't think it has a big high tech sector. Oh, well, I'm always telling people what to do :-O .

>The job is in Las Cruces, just above the border. The average winter temp according to their statistic was 50 or 60 something. It's close to El Paso, so there's a possibility my husband could get a job there. I don't need to look for a job. The whole point in moving there is that I have a job there. :)
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>-Michelle
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>>Santa Fe (7000 feet/2300 meters) and other high-elevation areas in Northern New Mexico get pretty cold in winter, though not as cold as your native Wisconsin. I think that Santa Fe (and probably Taos, but I haven't seen it) is the most desirable place to live there, because the town itself is pretty, unlike most Western towns I've seen. But that makes it more expensive. I don't know where the better computer jobs are in NM. Perhaps our colleague could enlighten us. Albuquerque doesn't look too prosperous, and the other cities are small.
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>>>Well, the job there is supposed to pay more than my job here. I don't know about general COL, but the houses are cheap. Plus, there's no winter. A big plus for me.
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>>>-Michelle
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>>>>Michelle,
>>>> If you think your not making much now then don't move to New Mexico. The pay isn't very good here compared to the cost of living (gross receipts tax sucks). Also, I've seen maybe two companies hiring for VFP in the last 6 months.
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>>>>Mark A. Struck
>>>>>>>>>>Well how many years of programming / vfp experience did you have when you started your Job?
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>>>>>>>>>>BOb
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>>>>>>>>>Programming as a hobby 13 years. VFP none. But I've been here a year now. So I have a year of experience. :)
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>>>>>>>>>-Michelle
>>>>>>>>Then you would qualify for a Programmer I slot here and for that you would get paid the princely sum of 23K.
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>>>>>>>I guess there are people making less than me. :)
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>>>>>>>-Michelle
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>>>>>>Don't feel bad Michelle. I make 10K with 8 years programming/developing in C and 2 years VFP. But, I can also buy a kilo of king prawn for about 3US, and the average sit down meal is about a dollar. My house is a short walk from the beach and rents for 50US per month. I drive a motorbike and have no car, credit cards, utility bills, gas expenses, comuter time, traffic headaches, etc. I think it's a matter of what you want out of life. Personally, I had my fill of being under paid while living in an expensive country like the US. I found that a family living on 30K(-35% tax) a year is just above the poverty level, even in Boise Idaho. I'd rather be sitting under a coconut tree than fighting that war. Go get more money.
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>>>>>Sounds nice, but I don't want to move to Thailand. :) At the moment, I want to move to New Mexico. I'll settle for sitting under a palm tree.
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>>>>>-Michelle