“well... there ya go! the answer is right there in the article! DONT LIVE IN A LARGE US CITY!
and PRESTO! you can afford a home!”
Problem is the nice career job’s you can actually retire with are only available in the larger metropolitan areas.
I live in a semi rural area-towns are 5-8k in pop size. Yeah houses are cheap. Problem is Jobs. There are no decent ones. Yeah there are plenty of help wanted signs. average 10-12 hr tops, most p/t and no benefits
ah! but that’s the thing! what you are describing is opportunity to start your own business, which is how most people gain wealth. That is a very small town though I will admit, the best opportunities lie in mid size towns under 500,000 people but above 50,000 and growing.