I was living in a place I grew up, and didn't really like. My wife had moved there, and she didn't like it either. But I kept getting better and better jobs, so we couldn't leave.

Then I became self-employed, and could work anywhere. We also got a small inheritance that gave us a temporary cushion. We took a small vacation to Florida, and decided that we could live on vacation for the rest of our lives, so we moved.

Since then, Florida has become MAGA HQ, and the state government is psychopathic, so now we're thinking about leaving, but it was okay for about 20 years.