god on Nostr: how are you able to afford housing? asking sincerely - as someone who would like to ...

how are you able to afford housing? asking sincerely - as someone who would like to live in a city and be an artist, I'm getting priced out. Trying to figure out if artists on here are all idyllic BTC whales who don't have to worry. I'm aware of my naïveté and would like to understand how you artists make it work