Money or location? What do you value most?

Hi all,

I am 24M, and I moved from my hometown when I was 19 for studying. I traveled different countries in the past years. At the moment, I am writing my master's thesis while doing an internship in one of the Big Tech. In September, I plan to start a Full-Time job. This regarding, a question constantly arise: Will I ever go back home?

My home country has low salaries, and more specifically in my hometown the job positions are not too many and much diversified. However, I really love the weather, the sea, and the region itself. Furthermore, I have some loved ones (such as my parents and grandparents, and some old friends) who I can only see the few times I go there, not spending a lot of the time left with them.

On the other side, I have in front of me the possibility of starting a career abroad with a really high compensation and possibility to scale up in the company hierarchy quickly.

What would you do? Have you ever faced a similar situation? How did you choose? Would you choose money and future prosperity, self-accomplishment?

I am trying to understand where I want to be in 15y. But, my biggest worry is that if I stay abroad, I might end up wanting to come back to my hometown in the next future without the possibility of doing so. Time is flying.