I can see that side of it for sure. But I'm almost 30 and I own nothing. I haven't even got a car at the moment. I dunno, it's kinda hard to explain. I guess with the depression and the anxiety I really want to make sure I'm 100% before I start extending myself and taking chances too. I'd hate to end up overextending myself and making everything worse. Maybe that's a bit too safe, but at the same time I've never been one to play it safe and I've ended up f**king everything up. So maybe it's time to grow up a bit and play the long innings? I dunno. It's absolutely something I'm thinking about though
I've always been a great believer in playing the long innings. My theory has always been that life is a marathon, not a sprint.
However, looking at what I know of your situation (which, I must admit is only what you divulge here, aka not a hell of a lot), I think that getting a bit of distance between you and Canberra could only be a good thing.
I guess that one of my other theories in life also comes into play. If you can get your head in the right place and you're doing something you really enjoy, everything else (including money) will fall into line for you.
Take it or leave it, but sometimes you need to really shake things up a bit. Despite the financial outlay.