There&#x27;s nothing special about it. I&#x27;m a software developer, like a lot of people on HN. My dad did the same thing, and he was a salesman. I know a lot of people who are able to make it work.<p>Yes, it&#x27;s expensive, and it&#x27;s getting harder as prices begin to reflect the dual-income status of a lot of middle class families, but it&#x27;s not that difficult if you&#x27;re willing to make some basic compromises. Consider that it&#x27;s all relative. I think my life is pretty nice as-is, and that&#x27;s what matters.<p>I <i>would</i> say that it&#x27;s a lot easier if you don&#x27;t live in SF or another city with an atrocious cost of living, but really in SF and NY you need a sextuple income to afford a liveable place, so the point is kind of moot anyway.