I hate commutes. Even though I somehow got lucky to work from home, I don’t want my RTO wife to have to commute by bus more than 30 minutes to work (and I could

I hate commutes. Even though I somehow got lucky to work from home, I don’t want my RTO wife to have to commute by bus more than 30 minutes to work (and I could always be called back to office, so I’m not going to risk living in Bend). It is just not worth it to forgo the high paying job since I find (at least the ones I’ve had) less stressful than the lower paying ones. I’m also in the city I’ve always wanted to be in, so I haven’t made other trade off. Cities are priced high for reasons. If you don’t need or can’t get what the cities provide, then it is definitely not worth it.