I live in a small town in New Mexico. My ~1200 sq. ft. house cost $95k. My wife and I lived comfortably here, the two of us, on essentially $70k/year for the fi

I live in a small town in New Mexico. My ~1200 sq. ft. house cost $95k. My wife and I lived comfortably here, the two of us, on essentially $70k/year for the first four years of our marriage. Since then, the money has gone up, we have two kids and raising two kids here has been fairly inexpensive too. Across most of the country, you could take an 80% pay cut and still be considered rich by 90% of the people around you. Life is different out here but I think you have enough money, and you know it, and it isn't making you happy or you wouldn't be contemplating your move. So fuck it, what have you got to lose? You'll probably find that the abundance of time and massive reduction in stress is adequate compensation.