"Despite my husband and my family's belief that our decision to leave the matrix to live on a homestead in the mountains was spontaneous, people don't just wake up one day and realize they don't fit in. That moment of clarity is the culmination of years of being different. After all, in high school, I was voted least likely to conform."
"The idea of lifelong devotion to a job that was only fulfilling on pay day and when we were out buying toys to distract us from the monotony, pained us both. My husband and I started dating in 1997. Our first date was spent planning our escape from the corporate grind and living on that mountain. We knew we had to conform for a few more years to make the money needed to fund our shared dream."
The couple worked in biotech but never felt suited to corporate life, yearning instead for nonconformist values and shared dreams. They planned escape from the corporate grind early in their relationship, saving money while conforming long enough to fund their vision. Raised by Depression-era parents, they faced expectations of conventional success but felt like square pegs in round holes. After company layoffs in 2008, they sold their house, collected final stock awards, and quit their jobs. They moved to Puerto Rico and bought a farm, accepting that homestead life is difficult yet ultimately the right choice for them.
Read at Business Insider
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