Originally Posted by Utah

I'll say I should have tried a lot harder at moving on. It'll probably be one of my life's biggest regrets that I didn't. I've got three degrees, two of them in aviation, 3.6 gpa, never failed a check ride, etc.. Haven't applied anywhere in a decade... but I've used my overnight bag for only one night in the last four months, been home every single day, usually get the days off I want, and should do over $140 -150K this year. I'm already at $37k ytd for the first three months.

The wife works and it should push our income near $200k. We get by OK. I live in a state with a cheap cost of living and my family doesn't want to leave. My hobbies involve the outdoors and that's 10 minutes from my house. I can't do them living in California or the east coast without a lot more hassle and swore off commuting years ago. I'm old and hopefully looking at an early retirement in 10 years barring a big market crash.

And I'm not even all that senior in my domicile.