We bought a fixer-upper in a coastal Connecticut town. In a year, we built a suburban life that's so good I don't miss NYC.

Source: Business Insider

I've enjoyed spending my 30s building the suburban life of my dreams in a coastal town in Connecticut. Alexa MellardoI spent my 20s living my best life in New York City in small apartments — then I fell in love. Engaged and approaching my 30s, I moved to the suburbs in Greenwich, Connecticut, with my partner.