I'm 28 year old working in Saudi as an expat. I have been working hard and saving like crazy since graduating college. I currently making a very good amount of money; however, I am burnt out and plan on resigning in October and returning to the USA. We will have about 60k cash to fund the daily expenses and 700k in savings with no debts whatsoever. This is about 3 years earlier then originally planned and I will not have a job when I return due to the current downturn and the uncertainty of the merger.
What I would be giving up is a steady job that provides tax-free $20k/month in real savings and medical insurance. If I stayed here another 3 years we would be able to fully retire at 31. I am basically giving this up if I leave. Would it be stupid to quit my job and the promise of early retirement to go into such uncertainty? The truth is we are just not happy with life out here and both the wife and I are falling into a state of depression very quickly which is not good and we need to get out. I would have plenty to do in the off time as we are very active people and have many hobbies- part of the reason we are falling into depression here- locked behind walls in a camp 24/7 with armed guards protecting us. Am I crazy to leave now?