My drive/ambition for my job was driving me nuts. I started getting hives - for the first time in my life - from the stress. The best thing I did was move from

My drive/ambition for my job was driving me nuts. I started getting hives - for the first time in my life - from the stress. The best thing I did was move from San Francisco to the northwoods near lake superior. You can buy a house out here for <$30k. After that, all you have to pay are utility + food bills, which is like $300 a month (vs $1800/mo rent in CA). With cost of living being so low, you can a single one-off tech job and not have to worry about working for the next few months. It is fantastic to be so free. Just my experience but maybe you can gain something from it?