One of the audit firms we work with is fully remote and one of their auditors works in Peoria, his house is 100% paid off and his spouse is a part time nurse.
Regime Accountant, CPA ☠️🎢
You can see why people will take a pay cut to get a remote work job when you realize the experience of living in 99% of America is generic suburbia and you can cut your housing cost by 50+% by moving to a cheaper part of it.