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An office less than a 15 min commute away - preferably on foot or bike.

by dv_dt 3y ago

paulcole 3y ago
I've always designed my life around being able to get everywhere I want by bike or on foot and it's fantastic. I'm 40 and never learned to drive a car. I live in the US in Portland, OR and grew up in very rural Florida. It's counterintuitive but my housing costs have also been way lower than most people b/c I look for small and inexpensive apartments instead of costlier bigger houses. Plus the cost of bike maintenance and occasional bus tickets are a pittance compared to even the cheapest car.
- websap 3y ago
  I also optimize my time for commute to the office. I once worked a job where it would take an hour to get to work, and another hour to get back. After 3 months of that I realized how unproductive the entire ordeal was. Lucky to have worked at places that have an office near downtown, so I can rent an apartment. I think it works well for me now, but I can see how this might breakdown if I ever start a family. Not sure why you wouldn't learn how to drive a car. It is an essential skill that every adult should know. It also allows you to travel more, there are beautiful places in America that would be absolutely awful to reach without a car.
  - paulcole 3y ago
    > Not sure why you wouldn't learn how to drive a car. It is an essential skill that every adult should know. I thought it was a suckers game. Learn to drive and get a car to drive to a job to pay for a car. Everybody said it was something you had to do (as you can see, they still do) and I wanted to see if that was true (it’s not) and whether not doing it would make my life worse (I think it’s made my life different but not necessarily worse). I’ve been to 40+ states and have traveled 10,000+ miles (albeit the same 1,000 miles 10 times) on a tiny sailboat with my dad as a kid. I’ve done enough traveling for my lifetime. Plus I believe that every place is absolutely awful to reach with a car. I’d rather run the 3 miles to my favorite trail and hike it for the 500th time than travel by plane/car to the Grand Canyon or whatever.

An office less than a 15 min commute away - preferably on foot or bike.

by dv_dt 3y ago

An office less than a 15 min commute away - preferably on foot or bike.

I've always designed my life around being able to get everywhere I want by bike or on foot and it's fantastic. I'm 40 and never learned to drive a car. I live in the US in Portland, OR and grew up in very rural Florida. It's counterintuitive but my housing costs have also been way lower than most people b/c I look for small and inexpensive apartments instead of costlier bigger houses. Plus the cost of bike maintenance and occasional bus tickets are a pittance compared to even the cheapest car.

websap 3y ago
I also optimize my time for commute to the office. I once worked a job where it would take an hour to get to work, and another hour to get back. After 3 months of that I realized how unproductive the entire ordeal was. Lucky to have worked at places that have an office near downtown, so I can rent an apartment. I think it works well for me now, but I can see how this might breakdown if I ever start a family. Not sure why you wouldn't learn how to drive a car. It is an essential skill that every adult should know. It also allows you to travel more, there are beautiful places in America that would be absolutely awful to reach without a car.
- paulcole 3y ago
  > Not sure why you wouldn't learn how to drive a car. It is an essential skill that every adult should know. I thought it was a suckers game. Learn to drive and get a car to drive to a job to pay for a car. Everybody said it was something you had to do (as you can see, they still do) and I wanted to see if that was true (it’s not) and whether not doing it would make my life worse (I think it’s made my life different but not necessarily worse). I’ve been to 40+ states and have traveled 10,000+ miles (albeit the same 1,000 miles 10 times) on a tiny sailboat with my dad as a kid. I’ve done enough traveling for my lifetime. Plus I believe that every place is absolutely awful to reach with a car. I’d rather run the 3 miles to my favorite trail and hike it for the 500th time than travel by plane/car to the Grand Canyon or whatever.