> good middle ground is to move to the outskirts of a smaller town with some sort of draw Things can be different in Europe to the US but this is still key. If

> good middle ground is to move to the outskirts of a smaller town with some sort of draw Things can be different in Europe to the US but this is still key. If you move to a low cost of living, relatively anonymous town then things are going to be pretty average. If you’re an educated, intellectual engineer than can be kinda stifling. You need people you can relate to, which basically puts you back in MCOL/HCOL.