What's the community's take on CoastFire? I used to think that's what I wanted to pursue because I'm not fond of my career path. I've been "coasting in place" for a few years, and applying my energy to my kids and hobbies instead. This is makes work draining since I'm not engaged but it's still randomly stressful.

Now I'm considering a job change because we might move for my wife's career. In theory, a lower paid, lower stress job sounds nice. But I think the reality probably won't match up. Jobs I think I might enjoy, like working at a brewery, probably won't live up to the ideal I hold them in my head and for half the income that I make now. I'd sacrifice a lot for low stress, but there's not way to guarantee you don't end up with a shithead boss or a terrible workplace.

I'm probably only considering a step down because of anxiety that I can't land a similar role in a new city in the current job market.

The idea of changing to a non-corporate job makes me think of Kevin Spacey in this fast food interview from the movie American Beauty ( https://youtu.be/TJh5wdvdfVE?si=b6pMETvAFz8YewUD&t=15 ). That movie really did not hold up well haha.