During the week of Thanksgiving in 2018, CaMesha Reece drove to Texas from California.
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Originally from the Southern California city of Norwalk, Reece, 40, told GOBankingRates that her journey to Texas kicked off in 2015 via online dating, when she met her partner, who was living in Texas but going to and from California for work at the time.
“He was basically working for a company, and they were bought out by a company in California,” Reece said. “So he was traveling there a lot.”
The couple were long-distance for a few years. In 2018, the two decided that Reece would move to Texas .
Feeling Richer in Texas
Once she was in Texas, Reece said she “felt richer.” She noticed the contrast in the cost of living between the two states, explaining that she took photos of the lower price of gas and sent them to people back home. Two other benefits were cheaper groceries and no state income tax.