Am I crazy to turn this down?

Interviewed for a job 3 months ago id have to drive 4 hours away ONCE a month $49/hr, to me this is a dream as I was stuck supercommuting 600 miles away including airfare out of pocket while the rest of the team was remote, I had experience with the special software, they liked me, & yet I was passed up to someone who had skills 2 & 3 including SQL…

I since lucked out & found a job a month ago making $41/hr, 15 minutes from home, 5 days a week in office with potential 2 days from home. Academia IT so it’s MUCH more laid back + job security but it’s currently contract based. My own closed door office, 4 minutes away from my wife’s job, it’s perfect!

Guess who came back asking if I was still on the job market? I set up the interview anyway just for the hell of it to hear them out, but I have NO IDEA yet why the last guy they chose over me didn’t work out. Part of me wants to take it since it’s mostly at home and slightly more pay, but it’s ALSO Contract based.

Part of me wants to tell them no and stick with my $41/hr, it feels more job secure here + I’m salty as hell they passed over me. Am I crazy for wanting to turn down the mostly WFH????

My plan was to stay here in academia IT for 2-3 years to save/build out my YouTube channel & to weather out the upcoming recession & THEN I’d try again for remote work. but I’m also nervous that WFH is gonna go away for good. I feel bad to leave my current $41/hr after a month, it’s laid back here I can write code on my downtime in my closed office, but I also feel that’ll come to bite me in the ass down the road.