FWIW I have a reasonable household income, and lucked out on a housing association property which means that I have a pretty good quality of life (sometimes I can buy two beers in one evening!), including a fairly puny half hour commute (by bike).
However, as the article says, I am approaching my 30s rather rapidly, I am growing tired of it, and I’d like to move out in the not too distant future. The trouble is finding a job for myself and my other half somewhere else.
I wish I could jump on my bike and get to great riding from my doorstep. The best I’ve got is Richmond Park on the road bike (6 miles across the river, so could be worse), or Swinley forest on the MTB (6 miles to Richmond and then 40 mins on the train, so could be better).
I grew up in Hertfordshire (so not that far from here), but went to uni in Lancaster. That proximity to the Lake District spoiled me, and I’ve missed it ever since moving back down here.