I've also found that I can tolerate a variety of lodging conditions and harsh environments, especially cramped ones, so long as I have Internet. I wonder, what psychological mechanism is at play here that allows us to trade comfort for connectivity?
Huge life hack for early career if you are living condition and location independent is to work at direction of employer in some location they pay for; saves a lot of money. Might be a compound in Saudi Arabia with a villa and driver, might be a corp apartment in Mexico City, etc.