Stay by choice and intend to for a very long time. The sea lift makes a huuuuuge difference in our yearly budget and there are other companies that will fly in groceries for you. I should do a write-up on one of them, too!

I'm not going to lie, a good part of the reasoning behind staying is the money that can be made, even with food costs this high. With good secondary education, you're set for life career-wise and able to save up a very nice nest egg for retirement in warmer pastures lol.

I am also very fond of the solitude of the north. The population density for our territory is something crazy like 0.02 people per square kilometer.