I [26/M] am in a bit of a pickle
So I live in Washington D.C. and have a mostly remote job making 63K. The job has really great benefits in that 99% of the time I work from home and there are many days where my work-load is really light. My company is based here, but my department (including both my bosses) is really based in NY.
That being said, I'm not very into my job and feel like I'm at a dead-end. I don't have a proper job title even though I'm clearly in middle-management in the company and I am underpaid for my field, experience and responsibilities. Due to the extremely high-cost of living here I live mostly paycheck to paycheck outside of the money that's put away in my 401K. I also just don't feel any sort of enthusiasm of fulfillment in my work anymore, and the fact that so much of my work is remote leaves me really isolated. I was eyeing a masters in CS degree since I like programming and pick it up quickly but couldn't get my materials in on time for my local university. Recently I've paused my considerations for higher education and have just been refreshing my job application materials/profiles while sporadically applying for new jobs.
The lease for my apartment ends on the 9th and my original plan was to stay with local family to save some money while I continue to job hunt/figure stuff out. However, I was just told that the house I will be staying in was sold and I need to be out by July 31st - ouch.
I have a very close friend I've lived with that is doing very well in Denver, CO and he has a lease ending in August. We talked last night and he agreed he would love to live together. I've lived in Colorado briefly but not Denver specifically - irregardless I don't have anything or anyone keeping me here, the cost of living is cheaper there (outside of rent, which is somewhat the same) and there are healthy tech, business & environmental advocacy industries in Denver - all fields I'm interested in that match my experience.
To me it seems like I don't really have much of a choice other than to plan a move to Denver at the end of the summer regardless of whether or not I have another job lined up by then, which I don't expect to. My preference would be to get a job and have that determine where I live...but realistically I just don't expect to be able to hold down my current job, go through the interview process for a new job out of state and find a place to live all within the next two months. Also, I don't think I'll like moving someplace new without knowing anyone versus being in Denver and knowing someone who has a healthy social healthy life and I'm really close with.
My father is pressuring me to consider other options - as I don't know how my current job will react when I tell them I'm moving. I don't expect much of a problem, but it's obviously not ideal and will probably kill any last chance I had of advancing in the company. I could just try to stay here in DC, but that would require either finding some sort of "month-to-month" arrangement while I job search (which will be expensive) or signing another lease which traps me here for another 9-12 months.
I have ~26K in inheritance and ~15k between my checking account and stock portfolio, so I could skate by for a bit if worst comes to worst. I've never left my hometown (which is DC) or lived somewhere that far away from any immediate family other than when I was in school. I know what I'm planning is somewhat risky...but I am remembering a mentor of mine telling me to get out of my hometown and really feel the pressure of trying to make it on my own if I wanted to be happy. I didn't follow his advice, took the safest route and am predictably not very happy so...this is where I'm at.
Advice?
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