How do you decide where to live?

32F and have never left my home. Didn't go away for college and never lived with roommates. I'm getting mildly embarrassed telling people I live at home with my parents (one of which is disabled that I assist daily).

I want to move out and be my own adult, but I'll be honest, I have never been good with my money. I never expected to live this long/thought I'd die young, so I never made any plans for the future. I only opened a savings account a few years ago so there isn't much there. I work a crappy retail job and make barely liveable wage, so finding a rent I can actually afford is difficult.

I can't figure out where I want to go. Rent prices are insane, and I can't commit to the idea of living in one place forever if I don't know/like the area. I travel a lot for my hobbies (some of which make me decent money), so I spend a lot of time driving/staying in hotels.

I like the idea of settling down, but ultimately it sounds so damn boring and like I'd be wasting what money I do have. But I need to get out of my parents house.

Not really sure where to look/start because the whole idea of moving/restarting my life in a sense scares the hell out of me.