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I've had little weekends away there. I enjoy my time when I go but seriously my FT job just got good (like I have 7 weeks paid vacay, xmas and july off) and I did my visits to this small town more when I was brand new at my FT job (2 weeks vacay) - I was always trying to make something work online and never could enjoy myself. I spent basically 2008-2010 making chump change and getting on my feet and never enjoying anything.
Right now I'm enjoying myself but things are too easy here. All my goals, needs are met, which I'm grateful for but have slowly let my drive weaken.
It all seems to be coming together now. The FT job is sweet pay, but my soul literally is sucked dry working there. It's probably worse than working in a mall all day lol. I don't use my brain, I just build parts according to a standard. I have two clients I met through GFY that also bring me in a little extra every month.
I guess you only live once. I want to do it right and not be broken and sore all day. I also don't want to be completely poor and up north doing nothing lol. So it's all about the right combo of events leading up to this change.
An idea we were tossing around was to buy the place now, visit it during my weeks off to get an idea of what it's like to live there. Keep saving, keep building a business and eventually when that business works for me, I can move. Alternatively, I have 26 years until I can retire at my FT job with full pension (3500/month). Do you see my problem lol!?
I literally hit the jackpot as far as full time slave driven jobs are concerned but I don't want to just up and leave it because I think the grass is greener.
If I buy this place and spend about $300/month keeping it, I can always try and sell it if things don't work out and then keep my situation sound.
That might really be the best idea don't you think? It's all about seeing what kind of risk you are comfortable with. I would rather risk $300/month than my entire livelihood lol.
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