I had to negotiate working several days a week remote, because my job doesn't pay enough to live in or within 45 minutes of the city it's in. Starting this July

I had to negotiate working several days a week remote, because my job doesn't pay enough to live in or within 45 minutes of the city it's in. Starting this July I'll be working in-office 2 days a week and commuting over an hour. This is so I can afford housing. I basically offered my employer a very gentle ultimatum - I explained that my rent was going up and I'm being priced out of the city, that I like my job and would like them to invest in me, and offered them the two solutions of a raise or working more time remote so I could live somewhere more affordable. They picked the latter. I feel less invested in to be honest. I am ambivalent about this solution. On one hand, even if I were to lose my job, I'd be able to afford my house just with unemployment pay, and even if I take a job that pays less after, it will likely still remain affordable. On the other hand, it ties me more to my employer because not all are willing to allow remote work and if I have to take a new job in the city, it may require a very long commute 5 days a week. But not all, or even most employers in the city pay enough to live in or near it. That's just the way it is. I understand many people are not lucky enough to have either choice.