You Moved How Many Times? I Have You Beat...

[Lorena]

Lathum said he was the king of moving in dangarion's thread so I'm willing to bet I have moved more times than he has. Antmeister and I were discussing how many times we've moved and I thought he'd beat me by far (military brat) but oh no, I've moved a lot more than I had imagined:

While living in Los Angeles, CA:
1. Born in "Lincoln Heights"
2. Moved to a different area in "Lincoln Heights"
3. Moved to "South Central L.A."
4. Moved to "East L.A."
5. Moved to a different area in "East L.A."
6. Moved to the "Mid-Wilshire District" (near Hollywood)

While living in San Diego, CA:
7. Moved to Vista, CA
8. Moved to "Ranch Bernardo"
9. Moved to Escondido, CA
10. Moved to "Scripps Ranch"

We moved to 2 different apt. complexes in Phoenix, AZ.

And finally, Austin, TX

So let's see... I've moved a total of 13 times in my 32 years of life. That means I've averaged just under 2.5 yrs per place.

I defy anyone to beat that.

[Telle]

I'm 27 and have moved 9 times. Funny thing is, I really didn't think I had moved all that much..

[Lathum]

I'm right there with you, 11 times in 31 years ( I think ). And that doesn't count all the 4-5 week trips to various places while my stuff was in Saldana's shed.

[MikeVic]

Nomads might be able to beat it. Do we have any here? :)

[Lathum]

dola- I lived the first 23 years of my life in the same place, so it's been 10 times in 8 years.

[Alan T]

31 years old I've lived in:

1) Decatur, GA (born there) until 1976.
2) Forest Park, GA 1976-1982
3) Marietta, GA 1982-1993
4) Hiram, GA between highschool and college 1993
5) Carrollton, Ga college dorms 1993-1994
6) Carrollton, GA 4 room apartment (dont remember the name of it) 1994-1995
7) Carrollton, GA 3 room apartment on other side of town 1995-1996
8) Bedford, TX (took a job working with Sprint after college) moved in with a friend for a few months 1996
9) Apartment in Bedford, TX 1996-1997
10) Apartment in Euless, TX 1997-1998
10a) Different apartment in same complex in Euless, TX 1998-1999
11) Took job working in New England, moved to Enfield, CT 1999-2000
12) Westborough, MA 2000
13) Rented a small house in Uxbridge, MA for 6 months 2000 - 2001
14) Bought a house in Holland, MA 2001 - 2005
15) With divorce moved to an apartment in Worcester, MA 2005-2006
16) Recently moved closer to work due to company being bought by a bigger company. Milford, MA 2006 - present.


So.. some of those were in town moves, but I seemed to move alot

[Mustang]

13 times in 36 years myself. But, one of those was Lackland AFB and technically, we lived 4 weeks with my ex's Aunt while our place was being finished in California so.. maybe 14.

Depends on what is considered a 'move'

[johnnyshaka]

1. Born and adopted in Edmonton and lived on one of the military bases.
2. Dad was transfered to Ottawa...lived on one of the bases there.
3. We moved off the base...folks still live in this house.
4. Moved away to Antigonish, Nova Scotia for school.
5. When I got home, I moved out to a buddy's place.
6. Moved out to Edmonton...well, Sherwood Park to be more specific.
7. Moved into Edmonton with some friends.
8. Moved in with some friends from work in a different part of Edmonton.
9. Moved in with my girlfriend (now my wife) in another part of Edmonton.
10. We bought a house in Edmonton and live there now.

Wow, didn't think I had moved that much, especially since my parents have owned their house for more than 25 years. That averages out to about 3 years per location.

[Lathum]

Born in Freehold NJ
Moved to Waterbury CT
Moved to Point Pleasant Beach NJ
Moved To Ocean NJ
Moved to Manahawkin NJ
Moved to Easton PA
Moved to Quakertown PA
Moved to Carrollton TX
Moved to Freehold NJ
Moved to Eatontown NJ
Moved to Brick NJ
Moved to Cincinnati


Thats 12, I must have left one out my first count.

[digamma]

6. Moved to the "Mid-Wilshire District" (near Hollywood)



I used to live at 6th and Cochran and then 3rd and Cloverdale, just west of LaBrea. I guess more technically Miracle Mile than Mid-Wilshire.

[RendeR]

Hrm, this could be interesting....

1: Born in Williamsport, PA
2: Moved to Watson town, PA
3: Moved to Tioga, PA
4: Moved to Osceola, PA
5: Moved to Orlando, FL
6: Moved to San Diego, CA
7: Moved to El Cajon, CA
8: Moved to Alameda, CA
9: Moved to Novato, CA
10: Moved to Leucadia, Ca
11: Moved to Osceola, PA
12: Moved to Landis, NC
13: Moved to Osceola, PA
14: Moved to Mansfield, PA
15: Moved to Alexandria, VA
16: Moved to Springfield, VA
17: Moved to Troy, NY
18: Moved to another area of Troy, NY
19: Moved to Marlborough, MA
20: Moved to Hudson, MA
21: Moved to North Boston, NY
22: Moved to Cheektowaga, NY

I'm 37 years old and have moved 22 times, for an average of LESS than 2 years in any one place.

[cthomer5000]

North Plainfield, NJ
North Plainfield, NJ (moved across town to different house)
New Brunswick, NJ (all dorms are being grouped as 1 address here)
New Brunswick, NJ (year-round apartment, off campus)
New Brunswick, NJ (different year-round apartment off-campus)
North Plainfield, NJ (back home)

[Pyser]

1: Glen Ridge, NJ
2: Upper Montclair, NJ
3: Montclair, NJ
4: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
5: Brick, NJ
6: North End, Boston, MA
7: North End Apt 2, Boston, MA
8: Dorchester, MA
9: Studio City, CA
10: Studio City Apt 2, CA
11: West Hollywood, CA
12: West Hollywood Apt 2, CA
13: West Hollywood Apt 3, CA
14: Hollywood, CA
15: Upper Montclair, NJ
16: Silverlake, CA


I'm 25. 16 moves. 1.56 years per place so far.

[MJ4H]

Im too busy to sit and count now, but I had 13 beaten before I graduated high school. I'm sure to be near 20 by now.

[spleen1015]

I have moved 12 times.

[Ksyrup]

Are we talking "out of town" or just from living in one house/apartment to another?

If it's the latter:

1. Born in Livonia, MI - we lived in a duplex
2. Moved to Canton, MI - bought a house, sold it 1 year later
3. Back to Livonia - lived with grandfather while new house was being built
4. Moved to new house in Livonia, lived there for about 3 years
5. Moved to Richardson, TX
6. Moved to College Station, TX
7. Moved to Peachtree City, GA, lived in rental house for about a year
8. Moved to another rental house in PTC for about a year
9. Bought house in PTC, lived there for about 3 years
10. Spent 1 year at Presbyterian College in Clinton, SC in dorm
11. Family moved to rental house in Coral Springs, FL, I lived with them during school breaks
12. Transferred to Florida Southern in Lakeland, FL after freshman year, lived in dorm
13. Parents bought house in Coral Springs, I lived there during breaks for about 4 years
14. Moved to Tallahassee for law school; parents moved back to Richardson, TX and I lived in FSU dorm for 1 year
15. Moved from dorm to apartment
16. After graduation, moved from apartment to a friend's apartment for 3 months
17. Moved to another friend's condo for 2 months
18. Moved to duplex where my wife and I eventually lived for 4 years
19. Moved to new house where we lived for 5 years
20. Moved to Lexington, KY; lived in apartment for 1 month
21. Bought house in Versailles, KY 3 months ago

[Coffee Warlord]

27 in a couple weeks.

1) House #1 in Palm Springs, CA
2) House #2 in Palm Springs, CA
3) House #1 in Galesburg, IL
4) House #2 in Galesburg, IL
5) Dorm in Boulder, CO
6) Apartment in Boulder, CO
7) Dorm in Monmouth, IL
8) House #3 in Galesburg, IL
9) Apartment in Darien, IL
10) Back to House #3 in Galesburg, IL
12) Rental House in Galesburg, IL
13) Apartment in Woodridge, IL

[Draft Dodger]

Hinkley to Lakewood
Lakewood to Ottawa
Ottawa to Carp
Carp to Smiths Falls
Smiths Falls to Braintree
Braintree to Andover
Andover to Portsmouth
Portsmouth to Durham
Durham to Newmarket
Newmaket to Lee
Lee to Somersworth
Somersworth to Keene (apt 1)
Keene (apt 1) to Keene (apt 2)
Keene (apt 2) to Keene (apt 3)
Keene (apt 3) to Keene (apt 4)
Keene (apt 4) to Keene house

[cthomer5000]

I would define moving as having to pack up all your shit and move it to another location outside that building.

[johnnyshaka]

Braintree to Andover

Braintree, England??

[flere-imsaho]

Using cthomer's definition:

1. Born in Boston, MA, but lived in Melrose, MA.
2. Melrose, MA (House #2)
3. Wolfeboro, NH
4. Freeport, ME
5. Yarmouth, ME
6. Northfield, MN (Dorm #1)
7. Yarmouth, ME (summer)
8. Northfield, MN (Dorm #2)
9. Yarmouth, ME (summer)
10. Oxford, England (college housing #1)
11. Oxford, England (college housing #2)
12. Yarmouth, ME (summer)
13. Northfield, MN (Dorm #3)
14. Yarmouth, ME (summer)
15. Oxford, England (apt. #1)
16. Oxford, England (apt. #2, actually a house)
17. Oxford, England (apt. #3, actually a house)
18. Oxford, England (apt. #4, actually a condo, or "flat")
19. Highland Park, IL
20. Chicago, IL (apt. #1)
21. Chicago, IL (apt. #2)
22. Chicago, IL (apt. #3)
23. Highland Park, IL
24. Glenview, IL

33/24 = 1.375 years/move

[cartman]

Lemme see, I don't think I have the number of moves, but I might be close to the total distance...

1. Born in Dallas, TX (1972)
2. Moved to Fort Worth, TX (1973)
3. Moved to Haltom City, TX (1974-1990)
4. Moved to Austin, TX (1990-1992)
5. Moved to Haltom City, TX (1992-1994)
6. Moved to Tyler, TX (1994)
7. Moved to Irving, TX (1994-1997)
8. Moved to Dublin, CA (1997-2002)
9. Moved to Milan, IT (2002-2004)
10. Moved to London, UK (2004)
11. Moved to Driftwood, TX (2004-Current)

For a non-military person, the overseas stints upped the moving mileage.

[Pyser]

Using cthomer's definition:

1. Born in Boston, MA, but lived in Melrose, MA.
2. Melrose, MA (House #2)
3. Wolfeboro, NH
4. Freeport, ME
5. Yarmouth, ME
6. Northfield, MN (Dorm #1)
7. Yarmouth, ME (summer)
8. Northfield, MN (Dorm #2)
9. Yarmouth, ME (summer)
10. Oxford, England (college housing #1)
11. Oxford, England (college housing #2)
12. Yarmouth, ME (summer)
13. Northfield, MN (Dorm #3)
14. Yarmouth, ME (summer)
15. Oxford, England (apt. #1)
16. Oxford, England (apt. #2, actually a house)
17. Oxford, England (apt. #3, actually a house)
18. Oxford, England (apt. #4, actually a condo, or "flat")
19. Highland Park, IL
20. Chicago, IL (apt. #1)
21. Chicago, IL (apt. #2)
22. Chicago, IL (apt. #3)
23. Highland Park, IL
24. Glenview, IL

33/24 = 1.375 years/move

i dont think going home for the summer from college should count

[RendeR]

Using cthomer's definition:

1. Born in Boston, MA, but lived in Melrose, MA.
2. Melrose, MA (House #2)
3. Wolfeboro, NH
4. Freeport, ME
5. Yarmouth, ME
6. Northfield, MN (Dorm #1)
7. Yarmouth, ME (summer)
8. Northfield, MN (Dorm #2)
9. Yarmouth, ME (summer)
10. Oxford, England (college housing #1)
11. Oxford, England (college housing #2)
12. Yarmouth, ME (summer)
13. Northfield, MN (Dorm #3)
14. Yarmouth, ME (summer)
15. Oxford, England (apt. #1)
16. Oxford, England (apt. #2, actually a house)
17. Oxford, England (apt. #3, actually a house)
18. Oxford, England (apt. #4, actually a condo, or "flat")
19. Highland Park, IL
20. Chicago, IL (apt. #1)
21. Chicago, IL (apt. #2)
22. Chicago, IL (apt. #3)
23. Highland Park, IL
24. Glenview, IL

33/24 = 1.375 years/move

Summer vacations from college don't count ;) You still "live" at home and go to college during the semesters ;)

[dacman]

As a kid:
1. Lebanon to Elwood
2. Elwood to Kokomo
3. Kokomo to Rossville
4. Rossville to Burlington
5. Burlington to Kokomo
6. Kokomo to Arcola
7. Arcola to Fort Wayne

College (Purdue):
8. Fort Wayne to Dorm
9. Dorm to Stafford, VA
10. Stafford to Dorm 2
11. Dorm 2 to Dorm 3
12. Dorm 3 to Apt #1
13. Apt #1 to Apt #2
14. Apt # 2 to House

Out of college:
15. House (Lafayette) to Muncie
16. Muncie to Yorktown

[SnDvls]

15 moves in 31 years here...all in AZ too

[Logan]

Counting moving from home to college, and then back after 4 years: 1

[Desnudo]

1. Town in MA
2. Another town in MA
3. New Orleans, LA
4. Amherst, MA
5. Boston, MA
6. Boston, MA
7. Cambridge, MA
8. Boston, MA
9. Seattle, WA

[Pumpy Tudors]

I think I've lived in 10 or 11 different houses in my lifetime. All of them were in New Orleans except (obviously) the one I live in now. A couple of the places I lived in were actually just with family members because my family's house burned down in 1996, and we moved around a little until we got resettled. Anyway, 9 or 10 moves in 30 years. I guess that's sort of normal. My wife, on the other hand, lived in either one or two houses in Memphis, one in New Orleans, and one in Greensburg. She doesn't know the whole "moving" experience. :D

[Eaglesfan27]

Not as much as many:

1. Born in Somers Point, NJ.

2. Moved to Atlantic City, NJ when I was 2.

3. Parent Divorced, moved to Egg Harbor Township, NJ.

4. Moved to Los Angeles for school (and back and forth each summer to NJ for semester breaks)

5. Moved to Piscataway, NJ for start of medical school.

6. Moved to Pennsauken, NJ to be closer to clinical sites.

7. Moved to Metairie, LA into first apartment down here.

8. Moved to New Orleans, LA into second apartment down here.

9. Moved to another apartment in New Orleans, LA that was being provided by a hospital I worked at.

10. Moved to New House in Prairieville, LA. 31 years old and averaged 3.1 years per place, but most of my moves have happened since I turned 17.

[Dutch]

1. Orlando, Florida (x1)
2. Westover, Massachussetts (x1)
3. Florence, South Carolina (x1)
4. Columbus, Mississippi (x2)
5. Bremerhaven, Germany (x1)
6. Columbus, Mississippi (x2)
7. Wiesbaden, Germany (x2)
8. Oakton, Virginia (x1)
9. Biloxi, Mississippi (x1)
10. Misawa, Japan (x1)
11. Los Angeles, California (x7)
12. Ankara, Turkey (x1)
13. Shreveport/Bossier City, Louisiana (x2)
14. Kaiserslautern, Germany (x1)

("x" annotates phycial address moves within the city/area)

Not a record, unless I bust out intra-city moves, but I think I'm winning the mileage race.

So either 14 city moves or 24 house moves...depending on how you rate it. I'm just a wanderer by force, but one day I want to buy a home and never move again.

Oh, and Dodgerchick, you do know there are safer neighborhoods in LA to live in right? :D

[dbd1963]

Summer vacations from college don't count ;) You still "live" at home and go to college during the semesters ;)

I didn't have a home anymore when I got to college. Parents divorced when I was 17, house got sold, Mom moved in with a guy I couldn't stand, Dad lived elsewhere. I moved every semester in college and yes they all count. So I racked up quite a few moves in college. I stopped counting when I turned 30 and had moved 30 times. (My parents liked moving -- probably trying to escape their problems..)

I can't even remember all the places I've lived. But I'm pretty stable now that I've been married for years and have my own kids.

[Ryan W.]

1) Born Detroit Lakes, MN
2) Moved to farm outside Grand Forks, ND
3) Moved to Forest River, ND
4) Moved to another farm outside Grand Forks, ND
5) Moved to Thompson, ND
6) Moved to Grand Forks, ND
7) Moved to a different apartment in Grand Forks, ND
8) Moved to College Park, MD
9) Moved to Falls Church, VA
10) Moved to Sterling, VA
11) Moved to Glen Allen, VA (suburb of Richmond)
12) Moved back to Sterling, VA
13) Moved to house in Sterling, VA
14) Moved to a different house in Sterling, VA

32/14 = 2.29 years. Not bad.

[Toddzilla]

Born in Martisville VA - lived in rental house
Moved to new house in Martisville
Moved to Kinston NC
Moved to Iran - apartment
Moved to new apartment in Iran
Moved to Richmond VA - rental house
Moved to new house in Richmond
Moved to new house in Richmond (parents divorce)
Moved to new house in Richmond
Moved to Blacksburg (dorm) Virginia Tech
Moved to new dorm in Blacksburg
Moved to apartment in Blacksburg
Moved to new apartment in Blacksburg
Moved to apartment Alexandria VA - new job
Moved to house in Burke, VA.

[Schmidty]

I went to 14 different schools between Michigan and Florida, and have moved 17 times since.

I am not lying.

[LionsFan10]

I'm 24 years old, and I've moved a grand total of four times. Born in Detroit, Michigan, moved from Detroit to Dearborn when I was two years old. From the age of two until I was twenty one I lived in the same house in Dearborn. Two years ago we moved into the house we're staying in now, in Allen Park. Stayed in this house for three years and we're moving tomorrow back to Dearborn, but a very different part of town from where I originally stayed.

So a grand total of four times in 24 years. It's okay though, I quite like the stability.

[Fonzie]

19 times in 34 years. Not including college/summer moves.

[KevinNU7]

1. East Providence, RI (Apartment Parents)
2. East Providence, RI (House Parents)
3. West Greenwich, RI (House Parents)
4. Boston, MA (Dorm Freshman)
5. Boston, MA (Different Drom)
6. Boston, MA (Off Campus Housing)
7. Boston, MA (Another Dorm)
8. Boston, MA (Another Dorm)
9. Dorchester, MA (Apartment)
10. Dorechester, MA (Anotehr Apartment)
11. Raynham, MA

Age 26 / 11 = 2.3636

Suck it Doderchick :)

[hukarez]

1) Born in Chicago
2) Moved to Seattle
3) Moved to Oahu
4) Moved to San Diego (house in PH)
5) Moved to Santa Barbara (dorm)
6) Moved to Walnut/West Covina (house)
7) Moved to Santa Barbara (apartment)
8) Moved to Santa Barbara (another apartment)
9) Moved to San Diego (apartment in LV)
10) Moved to San Diego (another apartment in LV)
11) Moved to San Diego (house in PH)
12) Moved to Long Beach (apartment off 7th Street)
13) Moved to Long Beach (house in Santa Fe Ave)
14) Moved to San Diego (house in PH)
15) Moved to Chula Vista (house)

15 times in 28 years.

I think I'm done.

[stevew]

I've been married a shade under 10 years, and this is the 8th different apartment/house we've lived in.

A couple of times it has been shitty landlords but others were to move for a better opportunity.

[bulletsponge]

1. East Providence, RI (Apartment Parents)
2. East Providence, RI (House Parents)
3. West Greenwich, RI (House Parents)
4. Boston, MA (Dorm Freshman)
5. Boston, MA (Different Drom)
6. Boston, MA (Off Campus Housing)
7. Boston, MA (Another Dorm)
8. Boston, MA (Another Dorm)
9. Dorchester, MA (Apartment)
10. Dorechester, MA (Anotehr Apartment)
11. Raynham, MA

Age 26 / 11 = 2.3636

Suck it Doderchick :)

be carefull there Kevin. shes lived in tougher places than you, she might kick your ass

[Buccaneer]

Dodgerchick, where in Escondido did you live? My parents were there 22 years and I went to HS at OG.

[kcchief19]

Yeesh ... this could get ugly.

1. Family lived in Ebenezer, Mo., outside Springfield when I was born.
2. Mom moved to apartment in Springfield when I was a few months; my mother traveled for her job, so Monday through Thursday I lived with my grandparents on a farm outside Springfield.
3. Mom moved to new apartment
4. Mom moved to new apartment
5. Family moved to house outside Springfield
6. Family moved to Ash Grove, Mo.
7. Family moved to Willard, Mo.
8. Family moved back to Springfield
9. Family moved just outside Springfield
10. Family moved back into Springfield
11. Went to college in Columbia
12. Moved to Kansas City where my mom now lived.
13. Moved back to college in Columbia
14. Moved back to KC
15. Moved back to Columbia
16. Moved back to KC
17. Moved to apartment in KC
18. Moved to another apartment in KC
19. Moved to house in KC
20. Moved to house in KC

I feel like I'm missing something in there ... The sad thing is that moves 6-18 took place over just 11 years -- that's 13 moves in 11 years.

I expect to move again within the next 3-5 years, and I hope that one will be long term.

[Logan]

I feel extremely confident that I'm gonna win the "low" on this thing.

[JeeberD]

1. Born in Fort Worth, lived there for my first year.
2. Moved to El Paso for four years.
3. Moved to Frankfurt, Germany for three years.
4. Moved to El Paso for three years.
5. Moved to Stuttgart, Germany for four years.
6. Moved to El Paso for one year.
7. Moved to Highlands Ranch, CO for two years.
8. Moved to Fort Collins, CO for one year.
9. Moved to Highlands Ranch for six months.
10. Moved to El Paso for one year.
11. Moved to Highlands Rnach for six months.
12. Moved to El Paso for one year.
13. Moved to Abilene, TX for 2.5 years.
14. Moved to dorm in Denton, TX for 1 year
15. Moved to apartment in Denton for 1.5 years.
16. Moved to different apartment in Denton for 1 year.
17. Moved to Lewisville, TX for 1.5 years
18. Moved to different apartment in Lewisville for 1.5 years.

And now the wife is wanting to find a rent house once our current lease is up. Ahh, the joy of moving...

All that in just 29 years...

[Buccaneer]

Yeesh ... this could get ugly.

1. Family lived in Ebenezer, Mo., outside Springfield when I was born.
2. Mom moved to apartment in Springfield when I was a few months; my mother traveled for her job, so Monday through Thursday I lived with my grandparents on a farm outside Springfield.
3. Mom moved to new apartment
4. Mom moved to new apartment
5. Family moved to house outside Springfield
6. Family moved to Ash Grove, Mo.
7. Family moved to Willard, Mo.
8. Family moved back to Springfield
9. Family moved just outside Springfield
10. Family moved back into Springfield
11. Went to college in Columbia
12. Moved to Kansas City where my mom now lived.
13. Moved back to college in Columbia
14. Moved back to KC
15. Moved back to Columbia
16. Moved back to KC
17. Moved to apartment in KC
18. Moved to another apartment in KC
19. Moved to house in KC
20. Moved to house in KC

I feel like I'm missing something in there ... The sad thing is that moves 6-18 took place over just 11 years -- that's 13 moves in 11 years.

I expect to move again within the next 3-5 years, and I hope that one will be long term.

Matt, they shouldn't count, you need to actually live outside a relative small radius. Before you now it, you'll claim that you've actually experienced the world by living in one small part of the country. :)

[Daimyo]

I think you should always count college moves from one dorm to another (or from a dorm to apartment, etc). For the summer if you just put your stuff in storage and go back to live with your parents that probably shouldn't count, but if you actually move everything back and forth it should count IMO.

[Buccaneer]

1. Born and raised in Syracuse (12 1/2 year) - lived at several addresses before the house was built when I was 3
2. Lived in Saratoga County, NY (1 1/2 years)
3. Lived in Tempe, AZ (2 1/2 year) - two addresses
4. Lived in Escondido, CA (off and on for 8 years)
5. Lived in Eastern NC one summer - couple addresses
6. Lived in San Diego at college (5 years) -numerous addresses
7. Lived in Chapel Hill, NC (2 years) - two addresses
8. Lived in Frankfort, KY (2 1/1 years) - two addresses
9. Lived in Colorado Springs (17 1/2 year) - two addresses

[Raven Hawk]

1. Bloomingdale, IL
2. Hoffman Estates, IL
3. Champaign, IL (Back and forth between college)
4. Hoffman Estates, IL
5. Eau Claire, WI (Back and forth between college take 2)
6. Sun Prairie, WI
7. Hoffman Estates, IL
8. Elk Grove Village, IL
9. Wauconda, IL
10. Island Lake, IL
11. McHenry, IL

Not bad at 32 i'm at about 1 move every three years.

[MikeVick7]

She was so confident too...

[Lorena]

Oh, and Dodgerchick, you do know there are safer neighborhoods in LA to live in right? :D

You mean it's not normal to hear police sirens in the middle of the night? ;)

None of those were by choice of course, from "Lincoln Heights" through East L.A. were all while I lived with my parents; the others were after Ant and I moved in together.


1. East Providence, RI (Apartment Parents)
2. East Providence, RI (House Parents)
3. West Greenwich, RI (House Parents)
4. Boston, MA (Dorm Freshman)
5. Boston, MA (Different Drom)
6. Boston, MA (Off Campus Housing)
7. Boston, MA (Another Dorm)
8. Boston, MA (Another Dorm)
9. Dorchester, MA (Apartment)
10. Dorechester, MA (Anotehr Apartment)
11. Raynham, MA

Age 26 / 11 = 2.3636

Suck it Doderchick :)

Not bad but I don't think anyone can beat Schmidty... what was that, 31 moves and I'm assuming he's around 35ish? WOW! :eek: I averaged about 2.46 or something like that.

be carefull there Kevin. shes lived in tougher places than you, she might kick your ass

lol, I assure you, I'm harmless :rolleyes:

Dodgerchick, where in Escondido did you live? My parents were there 22 years and I went to HS at OG.

OG? I'm not familiar with any of the schools out there... Antmeister lived in San Diego much longer than I did but we lived in North Escondido by THE ;) 15.

[Lorena]

She was so confident too...

I was... thank goodness we're not doing this face to face or I would have lost big.

[Apathetic Lurker]

born- Wroclaw
Xaghra-Malta
Tripoli-Libya
Remada-Tunisia
Valletta-Malta
Rome-Italy
Nice-france
Boulder-Colorado
Boston-Mass
Lancaster NY
LakeView-NY
Buffalo-South Park Ave
Buff-Red Jacket Pkwy
Buff-Cumberland-moving in oct 1st

This doesnt include places where i/we lived for short periods of time
Perth Amboy,Depew, Berlin, Ulanbataar, etc. 2-3 months or so each

Quite a bit of moving for 40 years

[k0ruptr]

I think I have you all beat. I've lived in 25 houses, not including dorm facilities and im 22

[larrymcg421]

I'm 31 years old and:

1. I was born in Melbourne, Florida
2. Moved to Gainesville, Florida
3. Moved to Westwood, Massachusetts
4. Moved to Palm Bay, Florida (Several addresses)
5. Moved to Spring, Texas
6. Moved back to Palm Bay, Florida (Several addresses)
7. Moved to Clarkston, Georgia
8. Moved to Euclid, Ohio
9. Moved back to Palm Bay, Florida
10. Moved to Norcross, Georgia
11. Moved back to Melbourne, Florida
12. Moved to Marietta, GA
13. Moved to Dunwoody/Atlanta, GA

Also, I went to 13 different schools from K-12

[Joe]

1. Born Saskatchewan, Canada
2. Moved to Montana
3. Moved to Kansas City
4. Moved to Saint Paul
5. Moved to a different house in Saint Paul

[Young Drachma]

North Plainfield, NJ (back home)


Go Canucks. lol

[finkenst]

w. lafayette, in
lafayette, in
dayton, oh
portales, nm
dayton, oh
st. louis, mo
peoria, il

[JW]

Not claiming to top anyone, but let's see
1. Bastrop, LA
2. Ft. Polk, LA - joined the Army to just get away from home
3. Baumholder, Germany, barracks
4. Baumholder, renting two rooms from a German family, w/my new wife.
5. Bastrop, LA - return to finish college and get a commission thru ROTC
6. Monroe, LA - moved to get closer to college
7. Indianapolis, IN - Army school
8. Pittsburgh, PA - apartment complex
9. Pittsburgh, PA - government housing
10. Monroe, LA - off active duty, serious illness
11. Ft. Polk, LA - back on active duty
12. Indianapolis, IN - Army school
13. Bad Kreuznach, Germany - temporary housing
14. BK - govt apartment
15. BK - moved to new apt due to renovation
16. Ft. Leavenworth, KS, Army school while wife stayed in BK
17. BK - moved back to old apt, renovation done
18. Ft. Polk, LA - rental house
19. Ft. Polk - govt housing
20. Monroe, LA - retired, bought house

This does not include places I stayed for just a few weeks at a time including Panama.

I'm 52 but all the moves took place from the time I was 19 until the time I was 40.

[cody8200]

1)Marion, Indiana
2)Bloomington, IN Dorm1
3)Bloomington Dorm2
4)Bloomington off-campus apt.
5)Bloomington, off campus house
6)Indianapolis, apartment

I lose, and badly. At age 24 (in 2 days) I average 4 years at each house/living area. In truth I lived in the same house in Marion for 18 years.

[Young Drachma]

Ok...here goes. I'm 27.

1. Plainfield, NJ - born
3. Plainfield, NJ - We moved to a new house when I was 4
3. I moved to Eagle River, WI to teach tennis one summer (when I was 19)
4. Lackland AFB, TX - AF Basic Training (never went back home)
5. Sheppard AFB, TX -
6. Keesler AFB, MS-
7. Scott AFB, IL - Stationed there..
8. Scott AFB, IL - Moved to a new dorm
9. Moved to St. Louis, MO - moved ooff-base during my last six mo. in AF
10. Bantam, CT - summer tennis teaching gig (got out of AF)
11. Monmouth, IL - for college, lived in dorm for a year
12. Philadelphia, PA - residency prior to internship
13. Boston, MA - internship
14. Monmouth, IL - new apartment
15. Bantam, CT -
16. Hillsboro, OR - internship
17. Sheridan, WY -
18. Laramie, WY -
19. Laramie, WY - to a new apartment

Only counted actual moves where I packed my crap and had to "move out" of a permanent dwelling of some sort.

All but the first two moves have come since during the past eight years. I'm moving again later this year to a new apartment. I ended up spending a total of six years in Illinois, the only state I've lived in longer than New Jersey. Wyoming won't surpass that because I'll still work in the state, but plan to buy a house late next year in Colorado and commute from there rather than from Wyoming.

This thread doesn't make me feel quite as weird for having lived in so many different places, because I get weird comments from friends back home -- or really, just lots of folks who don't travel -- pretty often.

[Lorena]

1)Marion, Indiana
2)Bloomington, IN Dorm1
3)Bloomington Dorm2
4)Bloomington off-campus apt.
5)Bloomington, off campus house
6)Indianapolis, apartment

I lose, and badly. At age 24 (in 2 days) I average 4 years at each house/living area. In truth I lived in the same house in Marion for 18 years.

You're still young... I give you about 8 more moves in 5 years :D

[Ironhead]

Born in Fort Gordon, GA

1. House in Augusta, GA
2. Apartment in Augusta, GA
3. House in Martinez, GA
4. Apartment in Martinez, GA
5. House in Martinez, GA
6. Condo in Augusta, GA
7. Apartment in Avon by the Sea, NJ
8. Apartment in Matawan, NJ
9. Apartment in Matawan, NJ
10. Not yet, but soon to escape Matawan, NJ...

Edit: Age 24

[kcchief19]

Matt, they shouldn't count, you need to actually live outside a relative small radius. Before you now it, you'll claim that you've actually experienced the world by living in one small part of the country. :)
Oh, I've covered a fair distance. Willard, Ash Grove and Ebenezer are a million miles from anywhere. :)

Just be thankfully that I didn't use this as an opportunity to relate the story about how I had to carry my TV up to the seventh floor of Mark Twain Hall at Mizzou because some dumbass freshmen from some BFE town broke the elevators. :)

[TRO]

Me: 13 moves in my 28 years.

Wife, 2 moves in 28 years. We currently live 3 doors down from where she grew up.

How much more opposite can you get?

[JeeberD]

I think I have you all beat. I've lived in 25 houses, not including dorm facilities and im 22

Prison doesn't count, k0... :D

[Poli]

1. Born Ft. Hood TX May 1976
2. Moved to unknown location in New Mexico date unknown
3. Moved to unknown location in Arizona date unknown
4. Moved to unknown location in California date unknown
5. Moved to Manila, AR date unknown
6. Moved to St. Louis, MO date unknown
7. Moved to Leachville, AR (met FOFCer hawglaw there when we were 5) 1981
8. Moved to Harrisburg, AR Sep-Oct 1982
9. Moved to Grand Bay, AL June 1986
10. Moved to another home in Grand Bay, AL October 1986
11. Moved to Colt, AR September 1987
12. Moved to Lenoir City, TN October 1988
13. Moved to another home in Lenoir City, TN December 1988
14. Moved to Loudon, TN March 1990
15. Moved back to Lenoir City, TN September 1990
16. Moved to Desloge, MO November 1990
17. Moved to Bonne Terre, MO June 1991
18. Moved to Houston, TX March 1992
19. Moved to Harrisburg, AR June 1992
20. Moved to Bonne Terre, MO November 1992
21. Moved to Harrisburg, AR May 1994
22. Moved to Bonne Terre, MO March 1995
23. Moved to Jonesboro, AR September 1995
24. Moved to Ironton, MO November 1995
25. Moved to Bonne Terre, MO December 1995
26. Moved to Desloge, MO February 1997
27. Moved to Great Lakes, IL July 1997
28. Moved to Virginia Beach, VA October 1998
29. Moved to Norfolk, VA November 2000
30. Moved to Chula Vista, CA November 2001
31. Moved to Bonne Terre, MO while I stayed onboard USS Nimitz, deployed and later stayed in Great Lakes, IL November 2002
32. Moved to Park Hils, MO while I stayed in Great Lakes, IL (I moved from the barracks in Great Lakes to an apartment during this time as well) April 2004
33. Moved to Glenview, IL April 2006
34. Moved to Park Hills, MO while I'm on deployment in Africa. May 2006

I'm 30 years old.

My wife, before marrying me and becoming part of 28-34, had moved a grand total of 1 time for a total distance of 1 mile.

[Dutch]

born- Wroclaw
Xaghra-Malta
Tripoli-Libya
Remada-Tunisia
Valletta-Malta
Rome-Italy
Nice-france
Boulder-Colorado
Boston-Mass
Lancaster NY
LakeView-NY
Buffalo-South Park Ave
Buff-Red Jacket Pkwy
Buff-Cumberland-moving in oct 1st

This doesnt include places where i/we lived for short periods of time
Perth Amboy,Depew, Berlin, Ulanbataar, etc. 2-3 months or so each

Quite a bit of moving for 40 years

I think that's the same route the killer bees took.

[kingnebwsu]

Marcy, Ohio
Marcy, Ohio (different house)
Warren, Ohio
Franklin Furnace, Ohio
Kettering, Ohio (house)
Kettering, Ohio (house I stayed at for 8 yrs and again in last yr of college)
3 different dorm rooms at Wright State
Fairborn, Ohio (1-bedroom apt)
Kettering, Ohio (back to the old house)
Fairborn, Ohio (another 1-bedroom apt)
Fairborn, Ohio (2-bedroom with roommate)
Fairborn, Ohio (2-bedroom with girlfriend)
West Carrollton, Ohio (3-bedroom with girlfriend)

That's a total of 14 different residences (the one in Kettering twice), and 14 moves. I swore the previous move was the last, but I just moved to West Carrollton in June. Now I'm at a place I can stay until I own a house or condo or something.

[Easy Mac]

1. Galesburg, IL
2. Swainesboro, GA
3. Oxford, MS
4. Columbia, SC
5. Chester, SC
6. House 2 in Chester, SC
7. Elgin, SC (back and forth during college)
8. Greenville, SC (4 different rooms/buildings each year of college)
9. Charleston, SC
10. Apt. 2 Charleston, SC
11. Apt. 3 Charleston, SC
12. Apt. 4 Charleston, SC (TBD 2007)
So next year it will be 12 in 25 years, 15 if you count each room in college, 17 if you count my mother's houses.

[AgustusM]

Born in Gainesville, FL
1. age 3 moved to Sausalito, CA houseboat - parents moved out west
2. age 3 moved to House in Sausalito - moved about half mile
3. age 4 moved to house in San Francisco - parents got divorced
4. age 4 moved to apartment in Novato, CA - went from dad house to mom house
5. age 5 moved to house in San Rafael, CA - from mom to dad
6. age 11 moved to house in San Francisco, CA - back to mom
7. age 13 moved to different house in SF - mom got divorced from 2nd marriage
9. age 15 moved to house in Walnut Creek, CA - back to dads
9. age 18 moved to apartment in Pleasant Hill, CA - out on my own with 2 roommates
10. age 19 moved about 3 blocks down the street to a different apartment in PH - same guys, better appartement
11.age 20 moved to parents garage in Alameda, CA - broke, need to save money
12. age 21 moved to house in Pleasant Hill, CA - can't stand living at home - 3 roommates
13. age 22 moved to apartment in Concord, CA - apartment actually nice then house we are moving from - still same 3 roommate
14. age 23 moved to condo in Concord, CA - much nicer place,now just one roommate
14. age 24 moved to parents house in Alameda, CA - this time they are selling house, I move in to show it and save some money
15. age 25 moved to condo in Walnut Creek, CA - house sold - rent room from friend who owns condo
16. age 26 moved to apartment in Pleasant Hill, CA - try for first time to live with girlfriends
16. age 27 moved to house in Concord, CA - yeah, that didn't work. rent house with married couple and baby who is my goddaughter
17. age 28 moved to condo in Concord, CA (same as #13) - single life and family life not a very good mix, back to the bachelor pad
18. age 29 moved to apartment in Pleasant Hill, CA - so much for bachelors got engaged - moved in with fiance (roommate got engaged as well)
19. age 30 moved to house in San Ramon, CA (married -live with wife)
20. age 32 BOUGHT FIRST HOUSE IN Brentwood, CA (first child)
21. age 35 moved to apartment in Brentwood, CA (got divorced)
22. age 36 moved to larger apartment in Brentwood, CA
23. age 37 Bought current house in Brentwood, CA - remarried

23 moves in 40 years, but only 4 in the last 10.

[Craptacular]

If you count moving all my stuff back and forth from the dorms.

1. House in Cedarburg, WI
2. Second house in Cedarburg
3. Dorm in Madison, WI
4. Back to Cedarburg
5. Dorm #2 in Madison
6. Back to Cedarburg
7. Apartment in Madison
8. Apartment #2 in Madison
9. Apartment #3 in Madison
10. Apartment #3.5 in Madison (same building)
11. House in Cross Plains, WI

I was only one when we moved the first time, so don't remember any of it. Honestly, the only ones I would consider big moves were the last three. I had acquired enough junk to finally make it a big pain when I moved from apartment #2 to #3 in Madison.

[AgustusM]

It seems unlikely anyone is going to beat our fried AE - but at least I lead in the "civilian" category.

[Groundhog]

As a kid:

1. Born in Cairns, QLD. 1 year.
2. Moved to Woollooware, NSW. 1 year.
3. Moved to Cronulla, NSW. 1 year.
4. Moved to Bundeena, NSW. 1 year.
5. Moved to Kirawee, NSW. 2 years.
6. Moved to Gymea, NSW. 8 years.
7. Moved to Jannali, NSW. 7 years

As an adult:

8. Moved to Bondi, NSW. 1 year.
9. Moved to North Bondi, NSW. 2 years and counting.

9 times in 24 years, 2.7 years per place.

[Poli]

It seems unlikely anyone is going to beat our fried AE - but at least I lead in the "civilian" category.

Most of mine were as a civilian. I've actually credited the Navy with giving me some "stability". My 2 year stay in Virginia Beach was the longest I've lived anywhere since move number 8.

[Marc Vaughan]

For me:

1. Born in Ely
2. Lived in Attleborough outside of Norwich
3. Moved to Sedgeford (small town outside Hunstanton, Norfolk)
4. Moved to Brighton
5. Moved to Shoreham
6. Moved to Crawley
7. Moved to Pulborough (small village between Brighton and Crawley)
8. Moved to Surbiton
9. Moved to Worcester Park
10. Moved to Royston
11. Moved within Royston

On top of that I've worked around the globe living out of hotel rooms for a few months at a time before I married and settled down ... to be honest I don't think I've moved that 'much' ... probably about the same as most people really.

[Samdari]

I've moved a total of 13 times in my 32 years of life. That means I've averaged just under 2.5 yrs per place.

I defy anyone to beat that.

I think that is actually about average.

[Lorena]

I think that is actually about average.

I'm starting to see that.

[Samdari]

I'm starting to see that.

I cannot find the article any more, so we are relying on memory here, but someone studied this and found that the average person moved 13 times in their life, 11 or so of which were by age 30.

Why that was important to study I have no idea.

[WSUCougar]

1. Born and raised in Syracuse (12 1/2 year) - lived at several addresses before the house was built when I was 3
2. Lived in Saratoga County, NY (1 1/2 years)
3. Lived in Tempe, AZ (2 1/2 year) - two addresses
4. Lived in Escondido, CA (off and on for 8 years)
5. Lived in Eastern NC one summer - couple addresses
6. Lived in San Diego at college (5 years) -numerous addresses
7. Lived in Chapel Hill, NC (2 years) - two addresses
8. Lived in Frankfort, KY (2 1/1 years) - two addresses
9. Lived in Colorado Springs (17 1/2 year) - two addresses
Dang, you're old.

[Ryan S]

Braintree, England??

Portsmouth, Durham and Newmarket could also be in England.

[WSUCougar]

For me:

1. Born in Ely
2. Lived in Attleborough outside of Norwich
3. Moved to Sedgeford (small town outside Hunstanton, Norfolk)
4. Moved to Brighton
5. Moved to Shoreham
6. Moved to Crawley
7. Moved to Pulborough (small village between Brighton and Crawley)
8. Moved to Surbiton
9. Moved to Worcester Park
10. Moved to Royston
11. Moved within Royston

"Marc Vaughan turned down your contract offer. He isn't sure he wants to leave England at this time."

[SnDvls]

Wow I seem to be the only one who hasn't changed states/countries in the moves. Guess I'm rather boring now :(

[fantastic flying froggies]

1. Lived in Castries (France) 3 years
2. Poughkeepsie, NY - 1 year.
3. Poughkeepsie, NY (another house) - 1 year
4. Castries (France) - 2 years
5. Le Cres (France) - 5 years
6. Poughkeepsie, NY - 3 years
7. Le Cres (France) - 5 years
8. Preston, UK - 1 year
9. Preston, UK (another house) - 1 year
10. Marseille (France) - 3 years
11. Le Cres (France) - 1 year
12. Aix en Provence (France) - 1 year
13. Dallas, TX - 4 months
14. Rousset (France) - 6 months
15. Dresden (Germany) 4 months
16. Rousset (France) - 1 year
17. Dresden (Germany) - 1 years
18. Rousset (France) - 1 year
19. Dresden (Germany) - 18 months
20. Fuveau (France) - 1 year
21. Grenoble (France) - 1 year
22. Marsillargues (France) - 3 years
23. Marsillargues (France) - this year, finally bough my own home and hope to settle down.

I'm 35, so that's quite a few moves. And that doesn't include all the short stays, business trips, etc...

As a kid, I was an IBM brat and followed my dad around.
I then moved around for my studies.
And as an adult, I 've worked mostly in construction and have moved from building one factory to another, first microelectronics plants and now hospitals.

[heybrad]

1. Born in Bellflower, Ca
2. Long Beach, Ca
3. Moreno Valley, Ca
4. Cypress, Ca
5. St. Georges, Grenada
6. Buena Park, Ca
7. Stanton, Ca
8. Buena Park, Ca
9. Fullerton, Ca
10. La Habra, Ca
11. Los Alamitos, Ca
12. Corona, Ca

[wishbone]

Born in San Diego
Salem, OR
Newberg, OR
Dayton, OR
Keizer, OR
Carlton, OR
-----
Keizer, OR 7/94
Dayton, OR
Lafayette, OR
Lafayette, OR(2)
Milwaukie, OR
Portland, OR
Beaverton, OR
Oregon City, OR
Milwaukie, OR (2)
Portland, OR
Hillsboro, OR 6/01
Hillsboro, OR(2) 9/05

17 moves in 30 years = 1.76 years per address
In adulthood(?) 12 moves in 11 years = 0.91 years per address including a stretch of 11 moves in 7 years = 0.63 years per address.

[Buccaneer]

Dang, you're old.

Et tu, my friend?

Actually, #4-6 were 8 years total, not 13 as it implies. You know how it is when you go to undergrad not too far away from your parents. I moved back a couple of summers, as well as the year after graduation before I went to grad school. During that period (1978-1984), it seemed like I had a different address 3 times a year.

[korme]

From 0-18 I lived in 2 houses in Milford, OH, but they were on the same street.

From 18-20 I've lived in 1 dorm and 2 apartments in Fairborn, all on the same road.

So it's kinda like I've only moved once. But the moving part of it definitely feels like I've lived in 5 different spots. :mad: Speaking of which, I move into that next apartment Friday and am NOT looking forward to it.

Edit, make it 2 dorms, but I don't count it because it was during just 1 school year, and it was hardly a move, just next door.

[korme]

Marcy, Ohio
Marcy, Ohio (different house)
Warren, Ohio
Franklin Furnace, Ohio
Kettering, Ohio (house)
Kettering, Ohio (house I stayed at for 8 yrs and again in last yr of college)
3 different dorm rooms at Wright State
Fairborn, Ohio (1-bedroom apt)
Kettering, Ohio (back to the old house)
Fairborn, Ohio (another 1-bedroom apt)
Fairborn, Ohio (2-bedroom with roommate)
Fairborn, Ohio (2-bedroom with girlfriend)
West Carrollton, Ohio (3-bedroom with girlfriend)

That's a total of 14 different residences (the one in Kettering twice), and 14 moves. I swore the previous move was the last, but I just moved to West Carrollton in June. Now I'm at a place I can stay until I own a house or condo or something.

What apartments in Fairborn? I haven't been able to get off Zink.

[Craptacular]

Wow I seem to be the only one who hasn't changed states/countries in the moves. Guess I'm rather boring now :(

No, I'm equally as boring.

[BreizhManu]

1. Born in Saint-Malo (France), 1 year.
2. Moved to Fougères (France), 2 years.
3. Moved to Sauzon (France), 3 years.
4. Moved to Caracas (Venezuela), 7 years.
5. Moved to Ottawa (Canada), 1 year.
6. Moved back to Sauzon (France), 2 years.
7. Moved to Lorient (France), 3 years.
8. Moved to Brest (France), 2 years.
9. Moved back to Lorient (France), 2 years.
10. Moved to Rennes (France), 1 year.
11. Moved to San-Sebastian (Spain), 1 year.
12+13. Moved back to Lorient (France) including changing flat, 3 years.
14. Moved to Nantes (France), 1 year.
15+16+17. Moved to Barcelona (Spain), 3 different flats, 2 years.

When people ask me where I'm from, I usually say Lorient.

Next stop is probably going to be either soe place in south america or in europe.

[hhiipp]

I have moved a grand total of 0 times in 26 years. Parents bought the house, moved out, I stayed and bought said house.

[Poli]

1. Born Ft. Hood TX May 1976
2. Moved to unknown location in New Mexico date unknown
3. Moved to unknown location in Arizona date unknown
4. Moved to unknown location in California date unknown
5. Moved to Manila, AR date unknown
6. Moved to St. Louis, MO date unknown
7. Moved to Leachville, AR (met FOFCer hawglaw there when we were 5) 1981
8. Moved to Harrisburg, AR Sep-Oct 1982
9. Moved to Grand Bay, AL June 1986
10. Moved to another home in Grand Bay, AL October 1986
11. Moved to Colt, AR September 1987
12. Moved to Lenoir City, TN October 1988
13. Moved to another home in Lenoir City, TN December 1988
14. Moved to Loudon, TN March 1990
15. Moved back to Lenoir City, TN September 1990
16. Moved to Desloge, MO November 1990
17. Moved to Bonne Terre, MO June 1991
18. Moved to Houston, TX March 1992
19. Moved to Harrisburg, AR June 1992
20. Moved to Bonne Terre, MO November 1992
21. Moved to Harrisburg, AR May 1994
22. Moved to Bonne Terre, MO March 1995
23. Moved to Jonesboro, AR September 1995
24. Moved to Ironton, MO November 1995
25. Moved to Bonne Terre, MO December 1995
26. Moved to Desloge, MO February 1997
27. Moved to Great Lakes, IL July 1997
28. Moved to Virginia Beach, VA October 1998
29. Moved to Norfolk, VA November 2000
30. Moved to Chula Vista, CA November 2001
31. Moved to Bonne Terre, MO while I stayed onboard USS Nimitz, deployed and later stayed in Great Lakes, IL November 2002
32. Moved to Park Hils, MO while I stayed in Great Lakes, IL (I moved from the barracks in Great Lakes to an apartment during this time as well) April 2004
33. Moved to Glenview, IL April 2006
34. Moved to Park Hills, MO while I'm on deployment in Africa. May 2006

I'm 30 years old.

My wife, before marrying me and becoming part of 28-34, had moved a grand total of 1 time for a total distance of 1 mile.


I was looking for something else when I came across this thread. I've had a few more moves since.

35. Bought a house with my now ex-wife, May 07.
36. After the divorce, moved to Arnold MO. Jan 09.
37. After a year, moved to Festus, MO. Jan 10.
38. Met my wife, moved near her before the wedding, St Charles MO. Feb 11.
39. Moved into our new home in Wentzville, MO. Feb 13.

I'm slowing down as I get older. I'm now 37.

[Lathum]

Born in Freehold NJ
Moved to Waterbury CT
Moved to Point Pleasant Beach NJ
Moved To Ocean NJ
Moved to Manahawkin NJ
Moved to Easton PA
Moved to Quakertown PA
Moved to Carrollton TX
Moved to Freehold NJ
Moved to Eatontown NJ
Moved to Brick NJ
Moved to Cincinnati


Thats 12, I must have left one out my first count.

lol, solid bump.

I've since moved to Seattle and now back to Cincinnati ( MAdeira technically)

I hope to someday move back to NJ and have that be it.

[JPhillips]

Born in Greenfield OH
College in Morehead KY
3 summers in Boone, NC
Grad school in Boston MA
Apartment in Jackson MS
Home in Jackson MS
Pittsburgh PA
Morehead KY
Beltsville MD
Crawfordsville IN
Vails Gate NY
Rental house in Newburgh NY
Purchased house in Newburgh NY

[claphamsa]

I had 15 legal addresses in grad school, between Philly, Paris and Japan. Thankfully that was over 10 years ago, so the security clearance forms are more doable now. I bought my house 6 years ago and someone is gonna have to drag me out when im dead!

[sterlingice]

When this thread started, I was at
Corpus Christi, TX
Houston, TX
Lawrence, KS (tho, it went dorm, Houston, another dorm, summer dorm, another dorm, apartment)

Since then, I've added
Richmond, VA
Indianapolis, IN
Pearland, TX (Houston; about to get a second address here as we're moving from apartment to house)

SI

[larrymcg421]

Melbourne, FL
Gainesville, FL
Melbourne, FL (Kind)
Westwood, MA (1st)
Palm Bay, FL (1st-3rd)
Spring, TX (4th)
Palm Bay, FL (5th)
Melbourne, FL (5th-6th), Multiple locations
Clarkston, GA (7th)
Euclid, OH (8th)
Palm Bay, FL (9th-10th)
Norcross, GA (11th-12th)
Palm Bay, FL (2 locations)
Marietta, GA
Smyrna, GA
Kennesaw, GA
Marietta, GA (Got a job in Marietta, so moved nearby)
Dunwoody, GA (Got a job in Dunwoody, so moved nearby)
Alpharetta, GA (Job moved to Alpharetta, so moved nearby)
Chamblee, GA (Decided I'd rather commute than live in Alpharetta)
Atlanta, GA

[molson]

I didn't play this game yet.

1. Waterbury, CT (1978-1980)
2. Fitchburg, MA (1980-1996)
3. Syracuse, NY (dorm 1) (1996-1997)
4. Syracuse, NY (dorm 2) (1997-1998)
5. Syracuse, NY (dorm 3) (1998-1999)
6. Upper West Side Manhattan (Summer 1999)
6. Syracuse, NY (house rental) (1999-2000)
7. Staten Island, NY (2000)
8. Jersey City, NJ (2001)
10. Fitchburg, MA (2001-2002)
11. Boston, MA (2002-2003)
12. Eugene, OR (2003-2004)
13. East Providence, RI (Summer 2003)
14. Eugene, OR (2004-2006)
15. Juneau, Alaska (Summer 2004)
16. Boise, ID house rental (2006)
17. Boise, ID apartment (2006-2010)
18. Boise, ID bought house (2010-2013)

That'll be it for the foreseeable future.

[Alan T]

Hah nice bump. 7 years ago I had posted 16 moves in 31 years for me. 7 years later and I only have moved one more time.

[lungs]

Farm House along the Honey Creek (1982-2001)
Dorms in River Falls, WI (2001-2003)
Disgraceland - River Falls, WI (2003-2004)
Nicer house by a cemetary in River Falls, WI (2004-2005)
Meth head apartment complex in River Falls, WI (2005-2006)
Different farm house along the Honey Creek (2006-present)

[Young Drachma]

+11 since my last post in here seven years ago.

[chadritt]

Mainly just writing this because I was curious

1. House I was born in - Atlanta
2. House I grew up in - Atlanta
3. First college - DC
4. Transferred colleges/freshman year dorm room - Boston
5. Sophomore year dorm room - Boston
6. Apartment when I didn't get housing Junior year and first half of senior - Boston
7. Apartment complex while in school/interning my last semester - L.A.
8. Apartment with roommate - LA
9. My own apartment - LA
10. House with two friends - LA
11. my own apartment - LA
Likely to move again next summer, if not sooner, to my own apartment and then look to buy a place in a year or two depending on local markets

[Eaglesfan27]

1. Born in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey (1975-1992)
2. Go to college in Los Angeles (but 4 different apartments in various parts of Los Angeles during those years and moved home each summer except summer of 95 when I went to Europe for the summer) (1992-1996)
3. Move to Piscataway, NJ (1996)
4. Move to Pennsauken, NJ (1998)
5. Move to New Orleans (2000)
6. Move to different apartment in New Orleans (2002)
6. Move to house in Prairieville, LA (2006)
7. Move to apartment in Galloway, NJ (2011)
8. Move to house in another part of Galloway, NJ (2011)

[Comey]

Let's see...

Harrisburg, PA til 1987
Enola, PA for part of 1987-88
Camp Hill, PA from 1988-1998
Several places in Bloomsburg, PA from 1998-2002 (college)
Two places in Santa Monica, CA from 2002-03
Mechanicsburg, PA from 2003-05
Dauphin, PA from 2005-07
Harrisburg, PA in 2007
Hartford, CT from 2007-11
New Haven, CT from 2011-12
Two places in Mystic, CT from 2012-present

So that's 11 moves to different areas, and then a few moves within those areas. Overall, anywhere from 16-18 total. I guess I don't like to stay in one place.

[Matthean]

7 times and all instate.

[AENeuman]

Might have the single city record.
I have loved in 9 different places in San Francisco in the past 16 years. Reasons for moving include deportation, fire, shooting and mice.

[Atocep]

If I only count places I lived at for a year or more I'm at 13 in 34 years. If we include places I lived at or was stationed at for less than a year I'm at 18 moves in 34 years.

The 6 years I spent living on Fort Lewis from January '07 to November '12 is the longest I've lived in one place.

[sterlingice]

I'm thinking this crowd moves above average for someone in the US (our non-USers accepted). Does that seem right? Or do I underestimate how much the average person moves in this country?

SI

[JPhillips]

I have loved in 9 different places in San Francisco in the past 16 years.

That's hot.

[Buccaneer]

That's hot.

:nono:

[cuervo72]

Ok, I'll partake.

1. childhood house (18yr) [Bucks Co, PA]
2. first dorm room (1yr) [Baltimore]
3. second dorm room (1yr) [Baltimore]
4. campus housing (2yr) [Baltimore]
5. row house after graduation (6 mos) [Baltimore]
6. first apartment (2yr) [Owings Mills]
7. wife's condo after marriage (6 mos) [Owings Mills]
8. townhouse (2.5yr) [Owings Mills]
9. single family home (13yr) [Frederick]

That's pretty much it. Not really one for change.

[Autumn]

Definitely not in the running, but interesting to see where everyone's been, so I'll add mine.

1. Born in Portsmouth, NH
2. Move to Woodstock, GA
3. Move to Gainesville, GA
4. Move to Exeter, NH at 5 years old
5. Move to Newburyport, MA at 23 years old
6. Move to Springfield VT at 26 years old
7. Move to Plainfield, VT
8. Move to Walden, VT
9. Move to Bath, ME

Nine moves but I spent my formative years in one town, in one house. Makes for a contrast in the family with my oldest sister who moved a lot and only lived in that house for a few years before getting married. To me that's our family home, to her it was just another place.

[bhlloy]

Wonder who has the biggest move in terms of distance? I can put up Cardiff, Wales to LA which is around 5400 miles but I'm sure there are a bunch in thread who already have me beat

[spleen1015]

Here's mine.

1. Born in Dover, DE
2. Moved to Okinawa, Japan
3. Moved to Washington, DC
4. Moved to Willards, MD
5. Moved to San Antonio, TX
6. Moved to Biloxi, MS
7. Moved to Montgomery, AL (Dorm 1)
8. Moved from Dorm 1 to Dorm 2
9. Moved to trailer park (Yes, I was Alabama trailer park trash)
10. Moved to house in Prattville, AL
11. Moved to Fishers, IN
12. Moved to Sandcut, IN
13. Moved back to Fishers, IN
14. Moved from apartment to house, Fishers, IN

[digamma]

Under 4 years of age was pretty sketchy. Moved a lot and parents got divorced, so there may be 3 or 4 spots there, but we'll start counting when my mom moved in with my step-father:

1. House in Avondale, GA (4-8)
2. House in Stone Mountain, GA (8-18)
3. College Dorms (2 different dorms in 4 years, 3 rooms in the second dorm) (18-22)
3.a. Lived in Valdosta, GA for 3 of college summers.
4. I'll count my 3 different apartments during law school as a/b/c, because my name was on different leases there.
a. Apartment in Charlottesville
b. Room in House in Keswick, VA
c. Room in House in Scottsville/Charlottesville/Brown's Mountain, VA
d. Lived in my parent's house in Dunwoody, GA after my first year of law school
e. Apartment in Westwood, CA after my second year in law school.
5. Apartment in Los Angeles with wife (her original apartment) for about a month after we got married. (lived there one month)
6. Apartment in Los Angeles with wife for two years.
7. Bought house in Hollywood...lived there 8 years.
8. Moved to Studio City (another house) two years ago.

Put me in cuervo's camp.

[CraigSca]

Ok, I'll partake.

1. childhood house (18yr) [Bucks Co, PA]
2. first dorm room (1yr) [Baltimore]
3. second dorm room (1yr) [Baltimore]
4. campus housing (2yr) [Baltimore]
5. row house after graduation (6 mos) [Baltimore]
6. first apartment (2yr) [Owings Mills]
7. wife's condo after marriage (6 mos) [Owings Mills]
8. townhouse (2.5yr) [Owings Mills]
9. single family home (13yr) [Frederick]

That's pretty much it. Not really one for change.

Hey, where in Bucks? I lived in Yardley, Washington Crossing, Newtown and Doylestown.

[Marc Vaughan]

1. Born in Ely (Cambridgeshire)
2. Lived near Norwich (Norfolk) when very young
3. Lived in Sedgeford (Norfolk) until I was a teenager
4-5. Sporadically lived away from home after the age of 14(ish) and stayed in digs in various places - most notably Hunstanton and Norwich.
6. Moved back home to Sedgeford (Norfolk) when I was 16-17
7. Went to University in Brighton (Sussex)
8. Moved back home to Sedgeford after leaving Maths/Business degree.
9. Moved to Cromer (Norfolk) for work before going back to university University to Study Software Engineering.
10. Moved to Hove (Sussex) to attend University for Software Engineering.
11. Moved to Shoreham (Sussex) during my second year doing SE.
12. Moved to Crawley (Sussex) for my second job.
13. Moved to Pulborough (Sussex) when I was working freelance
14. Moved to Kingston (London) when I started working at Sports Interactive Ltd.
15. Moved to Worcester Park (London) when I settled down with my wife.
16. Moved to Royston (Hertfordshire) when we realised schools in Worcester Park weren't that awesome.
17-18. Moved through 2 other addresses in Royston.
19 Moved to Viera Florida when we emigrated
20 Moved to Melbourne Florida where I am now :D

Thats 20 odd moves and I think around 15 unique towns.

The strange thing is - I don't think I've moved around that much - never felt 'unstable' and I always generally have felt at home where ever I am :)

PS - This list ignores various places where I stayed for periods between 1-3 months when working in the aviation field (but included Oklahoma, Berne (Switzerland) and a few other random places where simulators happened to be installed).

[cuervo72]

Hey, where in Bucks? I lived in Yardley, Washington Crossing, Newtown and Doylestown.

Feasterville - just down Buck Road from Newtown (funny, I though about BCCC today - weather reminded me of it). My mom lives in Chalfont now.

[Marc Vaughan]

Harrisburg, PA til 1987
My wife has relatives in that neck of the woods - we've been up there quite a few times and given the chance Becca would move up there like a shot.

I love the area and the climate .... but couldn't find any adult soccer leagues in the area, so its a no go unfortunately ;)

(sad but actually true - I'd miss playing a heck of a lot)

[Danny]

I move everyday. Sometimes on weekends it is just to the bathroom or kitchen, but there is some moving going on everyday

[Izulde]

34 years old

1. Parents' house in Racine, WI (Up until 18, then 19-however old I was in summer 2005)
2. Dorm room in Minneapolis, MN (18-19)
3. Dorm room in Laramie, WY (2005)
4. Fraternity house in La Crosse, WI (2006-2008)
5. University apartment in Fayetteville, AR (2008-09)
6. Off-campus roach apartment in Fayetteville, AR (2009-10)
7. House in Las Vegas, NV (2010-12)
8. Apartment in Las Vegas, NV (2012-present)

I predict I have at least two more moves - wherever I go for PhD program (if I get in next fall), and wherever I go after PhD program to be in the same city as my BFF.

I didn't include Spain or Japan here, because all my living stuff was still back in the States.

[Danny]

Isulde, I would recommend not using the term BFF in front of potential lady partners

[Izulde]

Isulde, I would recommend not using the term BFF in front of potential lady partners

Yeah, I know. Or totes, which I use more often than I should. :P

[cuervo72]

Yeah, I know. Or totes, which I use more often than I should. :P

If it works for Young Drachma...

[Autumn]

Isulde, I would recommend not using the term BFF in front of potential lady partners

this from the guy who just told us all about his daily "movements"

[Danny]

this from the guy who just told us all about his daily "movements"

I'm already married :p

[Autumn]

Try to keep some romance alive, Danny, or you may be adding another move to your list ;-)

[fantom1979]

I have changed addresses 13 times in 34 years. 10 of those times in the last 16 years

[Apathetic Lurker]

born- Wroclaw
Xaghra-Malta
Tripoli-Libya
Remada-Tunisia
Valletta-Malta
Rome-Italy
Nice-france
Boulder-Colorado
Boston-Mass
Lancaster NY
LakeView-NY
Buffalo-South Park Ave
Buff-Red Jacket Pkwy
Buff-Cumberland-moving in oct 1st

This doesnt include places where i/we lived for short periods of time
Perth Amboy,Depew, Berlin, Ulanbataar, etc. 2-3 months or so each

Quite a bit of moving for 40 years

I've added one more home on Ashton in Buffalo and I bought a house in Europe since then.

While I don't have a huge amount of homes over the years I think distance wise combined I have the most here

[OldGiants]

A different twist on this concept:

Every street I have ever lived on started with 'W'

West 125th Street, Brooklyn
Wesington Ave, Garfield NJ
Walnut Avenue, Cranford NJ
West Saddle River Road, Waldwick NJ
West Road, Mahwah NJ
Waters Edge Road, Midlothian VA

[Danny]

Try to keep some romance alive, Danny, or you may be adding another move to your list ;-)

I still usually close the door when going to the bathroom, so its all good

[JonInMiddleGA]

Or totes, which I use more often than I should. :P

I have, unfortunately, started to pick this one up from a good friend. I really have to be careful about picking my spots on ever using it.

Same with IKR (via same source)

[sterlingice]

I have, unfortunately, started to pick this one up from a good friend. I really have to be careful about picking my spots on ever using it.

Same with IKR (via same source)

I had no idea what either meant until I just went and urban dictionary'd it. And if it's the meaning I think it is, which was not what I expected, I now have this image of Jon as a chain smoking valley girl from the south, which doesn't really make much of an image at all.

SI

[EagleFan]

I was looking for something else when I came across this thread. I've had a few more moves since.

35. Bought a house with my now ex-wife, May 07.
36. After the divorce, moved to Arnold MO. Jan 09.
37. After a year, moved to Festus, MO. Jan 10.
38. Met my wife, moved near her before the wedding, St Charles MO. Feb 11.
39. Moved into our new home in Wentzville, MO. Feb 13.

I'm slowing down as I get older. I'm now 37.

Holy crap, you get kicked out of a hell of a lot of places...

:devil:

[EagleFan]

This one's easy...

1) Born in Millville in 1969
2) Moved to another area in Millville in 1990
3) Moved to Mays Landing in 1997
4) Moved to another area in Mays Landing in 2007
5) Moved to another area in Mays Landing in 2012

Almost had a move to San Diego in 2003 (thankfully that didn't happen as I heard the company didn't turn that position into a permanent position like they said they were going to).

Almost had a move to Biloxi in 2004 (glad I didn't thanks to Katrina, it also would have meant a required move to St. Louis as the company I almost went to work for had their headquarters destroyed in Biloxi and turned a secondary St. Louis office into their headquarters afterwards); came real close to that one but they couldn't wait and wanted me there immediately so I said no thanks.

Basically 4 moves and have never been more than 20 miles from the home I grew up in.

I would find it hard to move away from here to be honest. I have friends that I have known since I was 4 that I still get together with (we play poker every couple months).

[JediKooter]

Let's see here:

1. Born in Lakeland Florida moved to
2. Whiting Field NAS Florida moved to
3. Vallejo California moved to
4. San Diego California moved to
5. Redding California moved to
6. San Diego California moved to
7. Rock Springs Wyoming moved to
8. Afton Wyoming moved to
9. San Diego California moved to
10. Panama City Florida moved to
11. San Antonio Texas moved to
12. Chanute AFB Illinois moved to
13. Kunsan South Korea moved to
14. Loring AFB Maine moved to
15. Cannon AFB New Mexico moved to
16. San Diego California moved to
17. El Cajon California moved to
18. La Mesa California moved to
19. San Diego California moved to
20. Rancho Bernardo California moved to
21. Cupertino California moved to
22. Santa Clara California moved to
23. Cupertino California moved to
24. Sausalito California moved to
25. National City California...

I may have missed a couple, but, that's the best I can remember...I'm old.