My wife and I are in our 70s. Should we move to California and take on a bigger mortgage to be near our kids?
MarketWatch· Quentin Fottrell· Sep 3, 2026 · 11:45 AM
“We currently live in a relatively low-cost, lower-tax Northwest state.”
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