Part of the reason I moved to my current location is so I could live a mortgage free lifestyle, which I do enjoy and it provides for a lot of security. Problem is I miss my old city. One of the many (wonderful and not so wonderful) qualities of my former city is that the cost of living is probably second to NYC. I did own a house there but it was far from the city in an area I did not want to live in but I could own something. Returning there really isn't an option for me unless I want to work forever just to have a little house somewhere not too far from the city. Townhouses and condos aren't an option for me as I hate having common walls. At any rate, I am stuck for now but I am wondering how many of you have relocated to a cheaper place just to FIRE? Does FIREing make up for the lack of being in a place that may be less than your ideal location? At any rate, just wondering what people have done in order to FIRE in terms of location?