Anybody here ever absolutely hallmarked it (HCOL to hometown/hometown adjacent)? Thoughts?
Maybe because my wife and I are about to start trying for kids, or maybe just feeling a bit of job burnout, but my wife and I are seriously considering (after 4-5 years of just moderately considering) moving from a world class city to my hometown (think 100-150k metro area). Am in big-time-biglaw and doing well after 4.5 years (if getting pretty tired of it); I'm sure I could find either a good remote job or an interesting-enough regional law job, but I can feel my brain chemicals start to shift and other priorities start to take over. My wife is less career-oriented than I am but also doing well in a job she likes enough; she could find a new job easily I am sure.
Anyone done the same (or nearly done the same and pull back) and have thoughts to share?
For context, I have no intention to actually retire early, but at the end of this year we'll probably have 12.5-15x our current annual expenses in liquid/"financial" NW, in addition to a separate fully loaded down-payment fund. Very early 30s.