Mpcharles, I am not resigning just yet. I will see how this plays out. My comment was just to say that even if they decide to keep the office open, maybe my inner self is telling me I'd be happier moving on.
It's kinda like when you can't make a decision, you toss a coin in the air and call heads you do option A, then when it lands heads you assess what your very next emotion is. Are you happy with the outcome?
Even if they do shut the office, I'll be one of the last to go. I'll have a job for the next 6 months at a minimum I would expect. There is a lot to happen to shift all the work overseas.
Torbisen, in fact I have two houses and both are currently rented out as I am working as an expat atm. We are likely to sell one or both in the coming years. When I say 20x it includes a rent estimate, or an equivalent house paid from my NW, amd then no rent in my expenses. So, yes cost of housing is considered.
To call FIRE I have decided I would want 30x so a few more years of work ahead, but no urgency. Hopefully I have a long life ahead of me. But just in case, I am not too worried about delaying FIRE by doing some things that I really want to do, now rather than later. I do this with full knowledge that I am potentially adding many years to my working life. But even then, I won't be working the 25 more years to a normal retirement age...... Maybe 5-7 years, depending on how long I don't work of course. Maybe 4 years, if I don't stop working.