I earn about the same amount a retail job would pay, I just have WFH. If I lost WFH which I might be then those retail jobs start to look tempting because a commute of 15 mins walking a day is better than 5 hours on trains and ferries.
Don't buy a median house or move somewhere else then.
Here I often hear of people move to London "for the jobs" complaining they can't afford a house and they are working retail. Just move, you can get a retail job anywhere.
My most played games lately are Vintage Story and Factorio. Both bought directly from the developers through their own website.