>1) Part of the idea is to make work more pleasant, not endure a bunch of misery and then retire happily. I never recommended spending your entire career livin

>1) Part of the idea is to make work more pleasant, not endure a bunch of misery and then retire happily. I never recommended spending your entire career living someplace miserable. It doesn't take very long to save up a nice amount of cash if you're working in a tech job.