How do you decide where to settle down when work is no longer a factor?
This is a thought I've been having more and more the higher my account balances go. With the recent market upswing, I've pretty much reached escape velocity and as I plan out my future, I find I still don't have a good answer.
I'm only 30 years old, but over the course of my career I've moved 4 or 5 times, always going wherever the best job opportunity is. But as a result, I don't feel attached to any one place. I don't have a place that really feels like home.
So now I'm left with a tough decision: where do I go when I quit working? I'm currently in a VHCOL place that wouldn't be ideal to settle in long term, but where should I move to? It feels weird to pick a place to move to without a specific intention for moving there. My only tie is that I have family in a state I REALLY don't want to move back to. Currently single.
Has anyone faced this? What did you decide?