Unfortunately when you’ve been priced out of housing (the pandemic and the recent rise in interest rates priced me out of anything within 2 hours from Silicon V

Unfortunately when you’ve been priced out of housing (the pandemic and the recent rise in interest rates priced me out of anything within 2 hours from Silicon Valley), there’s not much you can do other than relocate or find a way to increase income/savings. Housing in Bay Area exurbs like Hollister and Tracy has gone up by over 30% since the pandemic started. I’m currently relying on the latter (I don’t want to move for career and personal reasons), trying to save in the face of high inflation while also trying to level up my career and one day get promotions.