People who have permanently moved to another country, what gave you the opportunity and was it worth it?

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People who have permanently moved to another country, what gave you the opportunity and was it worth it? - Sopuli

I’m trying to make a move myself and am curious what worked and how well it turned out.

I was able to move to the country my wife grew up in - she, as a citizen, sponsored my visa. We moved from an area with relatively high real estate cost (sold for over $1mil - we had a mortgage, but also significant equity) to an area where it's much, much, cheaper (bought for about $100k currency corrected) so we could retire early - we're both ~60.