My family of 4 moved to a small town to lower our cost of living. As our lifestyle slowed down, we got closer as a family.

• 07/01/2025, 6:21 AM
• businessinsider.com

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In November 2017, my wife and I did the unthinkable: We packed up our lives in Calgary, Alberta — a bustling metropolis known for its glass skyscrapers and cowboy hats — and moved to Nelson, British Columbia, a sleepy mountain town of about 11,000 people, where you're more likely to run into someone carrying a yoga mat than a briefcase.