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I know it's not a comfortable thought, and it'd be nice if we didn't have to, but you considered moving to a lower cost of living area (whether its an hour from your current job, if the +2 hours daily makes it worthwhile) or finding a job in a state with lower cost of living where your skills are in demand?
If you make 100k/yr and 90% of your income goes to necessities, then it makes fiscal sense to take a paycut to 70k/yr when your necessities only take 40℅ of your income.
It's nice to live in nice places, and moving and leaving your family/friends behind is a horrible thing to have to do, but it doesn't have to be forever and this is a matter of survival.