Yes this area is very very expensive and even though pay was really good I dont know if I want to pay for a place for me to live up there and still have to pay for the place for my wife to live here while she finishes school. Plus then food for 2 people, gas for 2 people, and the cost to come home each weekend.
I think I will continue to work for the government on the military post I am at and continue to search for aircraft employment closer to home.
I dont want to work and not save anything.