My husband and I are international teachers, and we recently began a new post in Jakarta, Indonesia. We have been MMM-ers for a few years, and have FIRE on the brain...
We have 2 kids--6 and 8--and we have been abroad for 13 years. In these jobs, our house and travel home are paid for, full insurance, etc. It's a great way to save money, and we've done pretty well.
We feel the pull to take this crazy leap in 2019, but are scared for lots of reasons, mainly because of everything associated with repatriation. We would move to one of these place: Phoenix (family), Tulsa (friends/family), or somewhere in CO (because it's CO).
The basic numbers are: $1,175,000 currently in assets--all invested. No property. We make collectively $110,000 per year, and hope to save/invest $80,000 per year this year and next. Depending on the stock market, we hope to reach $1.5 M by mid 2019.
Any thoughts? Advice? Anybody out there who has had the expat life and returned to the States to retire early?