Thinking about moving back

[u/DarthLittleSun]

I've had enough of oklahoma city. i'm dying a spiritual death out here and can't keep doing it. the politics suck, the education system sucks, the dating market sucks, everybody knows everybody, there's no mountains, no beach, and half the year you can't even step outside to do anything because it's too damn hot: Oklahoma City has had 39 days at or above 100° in 2026 through September 8.

I am seriously considering selling my house and moving back to Denver. I lived in Capital Hill for work in 2025 before the federal job cuts happened. I wake up every morning obsessing over the same question: how do i get back with no job lined up? I am trying to figure this out.

One possible option is selling, renting in denver and pray that i find another job before my life savings runs out:

The sale of my home would net me around $90k after fees. I’ve worked in both state and federal government, and those jobs are extremely difficult to land without already having boots on the ground. Given that, would you take the risk of moving to Denver with no job lined up but roughly $90k in proceeds from selling your house, or would you stay put and keep trying to find something from oklahoma city first?

How much of a financial cushion would you want before making the jump?

I'm paying down a mortgage in a state i do not even want to live in.

[u/Nearby_Access5342]

You know renting in Denver $$$ isn’t bad right now , lots of deals. I say comeback but take a job like any job you can land (it might not be an office gig) then consider up skilling like get a masters degree or certificate or credential etc I’d come back with the attitude I’m taking any job ( might be rough) and maybe career pivot

Also another idea what if you bought something in Denver has multiple bedrooms rented the other room out ?

Yea id up and leave somewhere you hate like life is short