A 44-year-old who moved from California to Indiana saves $3,210 a month and thinks more people should consider living in the Midwest

'LA is the glitz and glamour, but when you take that aside, are you actually enjoying your life?' - Vanessa Hughes

After 22 years in Los Angeles, Vanessa Hughes, 44, picked up and moved to West Lafayette, Indiana this fall.

Relocating to the Midwestern city of 45,000 people, home to Purdue University and located about 68 miles northwest of Indianapolis, has saved Hughes and her husband about $3,210 a month.

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