Im often curious why more people aren't moving too low cost of living areas. I don't know if I've just been fortunate, but I'm a college drop out who honestly hasn't tried very hard in my "career", but I moved out to Cincinnati which has a low cost of living at 23 (8 hours from my family) and I've managed to do very well for myself with a modest paying job (20ish an hour). I have 40k saved up and plan to buy a house this year. I wonder if other people who have went or started on a similar route are doing well for themselves.
And if you are in a high cost of living area, would you ever consider moving somewhere significantly cheaper?
My goal is to own a home and have it paid off by like 35 (8byeears from now). I've always been exceedingly frugal, but honestly that's just me more than a choice. Almost everything I like to do is free or very cheap, I illegally acquire 95% of my media, I like cooking so I almost never eat out, etc. I've already taken 2 years off work and coasted on my savings, I'm hoping shortly after I pay my house off I'll have saved enough to take another few years off.