I'll go first. The biggest motivator for me is financial benefits for my family. I come from a working-class family and my parent's took a huge gamble by providing a nincompoop like me a world-class education. This meant that they sacrificed their life savings to get me going and realistically I do not think I could re-up their savings if I earn in my home country ( unless I do something nefarious ) within their lifetime, so hopefully in the next few years of frugal living should enable me to provide financial stability to my family. I also aspire to travel across the world (Canadian passport is excellent for that), explore potential entrepreneurial opportunities ( access to Small Business funding and incubators, etc), have access to subsidized healthcare and I love cold climates ( the colder the better).
