Bankrupt family take huge gamble by accepting $12,000 to relocate to rural area with promise of work...
here's how they got on READ MORE: Seven US cities are offering residents up to $50,000 to move there By James Gordon For Dailymail.com Published: 18:46 EDT, 29 June 2024 | Updated: 18:55 EDT, 29 June 2024 e-mail View comments A family that went bankrupt following soaring inflation and an increase in the cost of living decided to take a chance by moving to a state offering newcomers a cash incentive to settle down there. Ben Isenberg, together with his wife and two children moved from Baltimore, Maryland , traveled 300 miles west to the Mountain State of West Virginia .
They were lured by the premise of a $10,000 cash bonus with the offer of an additional $2,000 if the family stayed put for at least two years. But it wasn't just the cash injection that was so alluring to the family of four but the slower pace of life overall, coupled with the cheaper cost of living, with everything from housing and groceries to days out costing far less than on the East Coast. The Isenberg's took up the 'inflation relocation' offer two years ago, after Ben's business suddenly hit upon hard times during the pandemic.
The Isenberg family moved from Baltimore to West Virginia after Ben's business struggled during the pandemic The family found a slower, more affordable lifestyle, with reduced costs in housing, groceries, and entertainment in the rural state of West Virginia 'We lost half our bus.
