You read articles like this every so often, sure. Maybe ~13 years back I read about an indie game dev who lived in a carbon neutral home in the middle of nowhere Arizona or something. Beautiful house, hand built. Talked about how you really don't need all that much money to live - they were living on less than 20k a year from his game sales.
Him and his wife were also in their 20's, and their kids I think were already a few years old when they moved to the boonies. All healthy.
It's an extreme example, but this is a good read: