The Good Life, According to Gen Z - by Maya Sulkin

It came via a program called MakeMyMove, which gives incentive packages to people who move to towns—in Southern Indiana, say, or Eastern Kentucky—that are looking to increase their populations. In exchange for relocating to Perry County, Lyons would get a cascade of perks—coupons to local restaurants, a free night at a local winery, a free trip to a local axe-throwing place, a free yearlong gym membership—as well as a $7,000 relocation fee, distributed over the course of two years.

“All of a sudden we were like: It would be nice to afford a house right away. And look at how cheap these houses are!”—the three-acre plot they put an offer on was $215,000—and although a part of her felt guilty about letting go of her ambition, she told me: “We just set our pride down and said, ‘This would be nice, this is what we want, and there’s no shame in that.’ ”

The couple bought the house and got married. Instead of writing movies, Zosha writes grant proposals for schools on a contract basis. She’s due to give birth to twins any day now.

“I got what I wanted from my 20s,” she told me, “and now I’m really happy to be settled.”

When I was speaking to her I thought: Zosha Lyons might be the voice of my generation.

via www.thefp.com