As a remote worker, I've done this. Mixed bag. Rural Alberta is far cheaper than, say, Vancouver, but it also means I'm married to the remote gig. Freelancin

As a remote worker, I've done this. Mixed bag. Rural Alberta is far cheaper than, say, Vancouver, but it also means I'm married to the remote gig. Freelancing is an option, but that's very hard remotely -- in-person networking is effective, as is word of mouth, and that's hard to get a timezone away -- and it leaves me beholden to my current job.