dilemma: where to live?? help

[Justine30]

in january i moved to charleston, sc from philadelphia, pa. i moved b/c my sister and her husband lived here and i wanted to get away from the dready philly weather. i also wanted to be closer to the beach. my biggest mistake was moving without a job thinking it would be no big deal since i have a great resume and references. i came here with a lot of savings and looked for a job with NO LUCK (i had only one offer and it was too low pay). i used most of my savings before my sister was able to get me a job w/ her company as the receptionist. this is NOT the ideal job for me (i am way overqualified) and the pay is the best i could get in the area but still not enough for me to pay my bills and have my own apartment. i have to live with my sister and her husband. not only that but i am afraid of ruining my resume by putting receptionist on it. but this area is awesome. i am 10 minutes from the beach, the weather is great (NO SNOW!) and the people are friendly. plus being with my sister again has been great!

however, i am debating if i should move back to philly since the job situation is so much better there. in july i can reapply to my old job at a non profit company. i made good money there and didnt hate it like i hate my job here. my mom is in philly and i know it will be great to live near her again as she is getting older and i dont want to miss out on her life. of course, i will miss my sister terribly (we are twins!) but i dont know if staying in charleston is worth it. its a great place to live but i am just afraid i wont find a career here or ever make enough money to stay afloat. the jobs in the south pay LOW.
so, i was hoping someone could help me with this dilemma. maybe someone removed from the situation will see things different from me.

Charleston: great weather & the beach, friendly people, my twin.
VS
Philly: my mom, a career, not struggling for money.

[vinsanity]

I would do a pretty aggressive job search in Charleston between now and July, and if nothing good still comes up, I would just move back to Philly, or whereever else you find a good job.

[kellybeen18]

If you would really prefer Charleston except for the whole job situation, you should stay there. I know from experience that once you get settled somewhere you are kind of stuck. If you move back to Philly you might not ever get to live where you want to live. My advice would be to stick it out and keep looking for a job you want. Once you get a better job and get settled it will all work out.

[Justine30]

thanks for your responses! i really have to see how things play out over the next couple of months. it was very hard moving from philly so i do hate to give up but i am very depressed. i am not married and have no kids so a big part of my life is my career and spending money on going out. its tough to hate my job and have to budget like i never had to before. and i feel way too old to be struggling with this. :cry: