Hoping for some good advice from this forum on our situation. We live in a HCOL area with a high income and a paid off home. There are plenty of jobs that pay well in our area and I regularly get pursued by recruiters and my network for new roles. However, I no longer have the same drive to take high stress and higher payout jobs as when I was younger. I am not getting the same motivation to increase my income and I rather stay in a relatively comfortable & familiar job (while still making great money) with 4 weeks of vacation, shorter commute, and great benefits. Start up roles with potential huge payoff are also not that interesting to me anymore.
Our goal is to relocate to a LCOL area after our kids leave for college, which will happen in 10 years. Our assets are sufficient for us to be financially independent even now if we relocate to a LCOL area, but we would like to stay in the current area for next 10 years due to great schools and community, while accumulating more assets. Perhaps I am getting older, but my tolerance and motivation for putting 80 hours a week is getting lower. I rather have relaxing evening and weekends, than additional 20%-40% income. Are there others who feel like me?
Background
Me: 43; Spouse: 39; Kids: 12 and 9
Single income, $400K+
US Assets: $2.5M (home equity $1.3M and investments $1.2M); International Assets: $650K; Total: $3.15M
Annual expenses: $60K-$80K
Thanks for any suggestions or feedback on what would you do in my situation.