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I got paid $5,000 to move to a place I'd never heard of
Relocation schemes offer support for people who want to swap big cities for a cheaper, quieter life.
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Brianna Beyrouti says moving to a cheaper part of the US means she can afford to take her kids on holiday
When Brianna Beyrouti looks back on her former life in the city of Portland, Oregon, she says she had been financially "drowning".
"I was absolutely living paycheque to paycheque. Every time the smallest thing came up, it was like 'Oh, gosh, the kids need shoes, how am I going to afford that?' As a single parent, everything falls on my shoulders."
To help it stand out from the crowd, and encourage remote workers to move there from outside Indiana, Muncie's local council offers them $5,000 in cash to cover their relocation costs.