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I know many people do it out of necessity or desire to live in a certain place, but commuting that long would be a last resort for me. It turns an 8 hour day in
by hahamrfunnyguy 3y ago
I know many people do it out of necessity or desire to live in a certain place, but commuting that long would be a last resort for me. It turns an 8 hour day into a 10 hour day. You don't get paid for the time and it costs more in fuel and wear and tear on the car.
When comparing salaries, I always factored in the duration and cost of the commute. Jobs that were further away that paid a little more turned out not to be worth the extra pay when I took these factors into consideration.
- adhesive_wombat 3y agoWell, I don't really want to live here specifically, and planned to move, but cost-of-living, the general housing situation and mortgage rates don't leave many options at the moment! Wear on the car is real and annoying, but it's still no more expensive than the train would be (and much faster). Funnily enough, working from home here and there isn't always cheaper by train: they ding you 40% of the weekly ticket price and nearly 60% of the monthly if you want a carnet of tickets (which expire within about 6 weeks). Season tickets also don't include some routes.