echunda said...Sailhack said..
I fully respect the decision those make to walk away from the rat-race, but you don't have to become a hobo or move between jobs to find some peace. Find a nice country/coastal town that has good infrastructure and industry. There should be plenty of job opportunities for you with a less-stressful lifestyle.
That's a little dreamy.
Small country towns with decent infrastructure don't have many jobs because they're already taken.
Even when the jobs are available, the salary package is greatly reduced compared to the same role available within major cities. Unless you already have substantial capital available and / or willing to take a financial hit, sea change / tree change is a just a dream.
I'm living that dream. Most people don't understand the ratio of salary vs living costs. You can work a high-paid job in the city to cover excessive rents and interest on mortgages/loans...or earn half the amount in the country with less than half the expense.
I've never really understood the whole "hard to find a job" complaint. I was unemployed the minute I finished my apprenticeship at the age of 18 and immediately approached a previous employer looking for work as a subby. 2 years later I was employing 4 people.
In the past 24 years I've only ever been 'employed' for less than 3 years - the other 21 years I've made my own way through self-employment (mixed with some shift work in the past few years). Small country towns are normally screaming for people with good work ethic and family values to start up new service businesses.
sounds awesomely busy to me!
