I am interested in moving to a small resort community in the White Mountains of New Hampshire with my wife and two young children. Life is slow there. Outdoor activities are endless there (skiing, hiking, swimming, biking, etc...). We love that stuff.
They have the best public K-8 school in NH (probably because there are only about 50 students K-8 total).
There may be some job opportunities there but they definitely would not pay what I'm making now (I make about $110K/year in a medical sales job). My wife does not work outside the home, she's with the kids all day. I have a pension from the VA for injuries I got in Iraq so I would have that plus whatever income I could generate up there.
The reason for a possible move would be a lifestyle choice vs. a smart career move. I would be trading in lots of money and stress for less money and less stress (presumably), and of course hopefully more time and more fun with my family. We are not high-consumption people anyway but less income means less investing and we'd have to be more careful about our spending than we are right now.
This does not need to be a forever move. If we wanted to we could always move back to where we live now and I could probably get another sales job selling some widget or another.
I am 35 and we have about $300,000 in retirement accounts between the two of us, which will be compounding for the next 25 years or so. I have about $1300/month from the VA pension.
Is this totally irresponsible? Crazy? Please give me your candid thoughts! Thank you-