This is one of the underappreciated downsides to living in the middle of the country, imo, but ironically if you're doing that, a person is maybe more likely to be shooting for a bungalow at some point than someone in any reasonably populated area, whereas people in those areas have seen a home go so far out of reach that travel is relatively inexpensive if you just give up on other traditional outlays for cash

A 2 week solo trip to EU can be like ~$2k, and if that's among the most expensive aspirations you have, that could be feasible and you'll get a hell of a lot more out of it than Pokemon.