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GET OUT OF THE BIG CITIES! - $260,000 Bought Me the Life I Couldn't Afford in the Big City!

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Channel: Mike Martins · 2017 · Travel & Events

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“There’s so much more to life than just possessions. It’s laying roots and spending time with family.”
— Mike Martins

YouTubers, Mike Martins here from Merritt, British Columbia, and I'm standing outside Walmart looking around thinking: is this the most beautiful Walmart you've ever seen?

Mountains everywhere. Fresh air. Sunshine. No traffic. Seriously, look at the road. That's the traffic! If you blink, you'll miss it.

This is Living the Dream.

I'm finally getting something I've wanted for a very long time: peace.

That's why I've been making these videos. I want people trapped in these insanely expensive major cities to start thinking outside the box. Vancouver, Toronto, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, London—people are paying enormous amounts of money just for the privilege of saying they live in a major city.

I'm starting to think living in the big city is a scam.

That's my opinion. You don't have to agree with me.

But if you can network, work from home, operate your own business or find employment in a smaller community, why spend your entire life struggling just to keep a roof over your head?

There are jobs here. Hotels are being built. Businesses are hiring. I'm seeing opportunities all around me.

And look at what I was able to buy.

I paid around $260,000 for my house. I've got a huge backyard, room for my family, room for a gym, room for a sauna and room to actually LIVE. A comparable property in some of these major housing markets could potentially cost millions.

But there's something else here that you can't put a price on.

Community.

People wave at you.

People smile.

You start recognizing people around town. My local butcher knows me by name. I know who is preparing the food I'm buying. Instead of being another anonymous person surrounded by millions of people, I'm starting to feel like I'm actually part of a community.

And because I'm not spending every penny just trying to survive, I can put money back into my home, my family and our future.

That's what I'm trying to show people with this Living the Dream series.

There is a world outside the major cities.

Sometimes you've got to stop chasing what everybody tells you you're supposed to want and ask yourself what actually makes you happy.

For me, it's not about owning more possessions.

It's about laying roots, having peace and spending time with family.

Let me know what you guys think.

Would you leave the big city for a small town?

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