When I moved to Oklahoma it used up ALL of my savings and it sucked moving to a place that I had no friends at all. The biggest reason I chose Oklahoma is my grandparents were here and I knew I could go hang out there on Sunday and they would ask if I had time to stay for dinner.
I loved my grandparents dearly, but they were not a lot of fun to hang out with. Lawrence Welk was torture to me.
Fortunately I was a Porsche Club member. I went to every event and quickly made several friends. I still have some friends that I met through the Porsche Club back in 1978.
Moving to a city where you did not go to school, or know anyone is tough.