Considering relocating to Texas

^^^^^^ I understand what the OP is asking. When you are raised around humble people, people that came here dirt poor in search of a better life, their priorities can rub off
Or I can put it this way
My uncle spent over two years as a POW, he survived a plane crash avoided capture for months until his luck ran out
As the allies pushed forward, prisoners were moved and at this point with the war soon ending he and a bunch of others made their escape. He spent two weeks wondering the woods in the dead of winter, freezing and nearly starving to death
Thats the story I learned after his death
You never saw a happier guy, the life of the party, always playing with us kids, just a person everyone enjoyed being around
He was a garment cutter in NYC at a time when the city was still big in to textiles. He bounced from job to job. He lived in New Jersey and took the train everyday, a lousy commute
Had a little house and never a newer car.
My point is so many today want and want. They want it all and while I'm not insinuating thats the case here, im just pointing out what attitudes I see today with younger generations
I went were the work was as far as were I was to live
What anybody else does is their business