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[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I'm guessing that's the 401? I know someone who used to commute on that and it sounded like fucking hell. Hours every day, in the car, driving, snacking, listening to the radio. You leave work and just get on a road in your car for hours.

People talk shit about paying a lot of money for tiny places in the city but I'd rather live in a box than commute 3-4 hours a day for 30 years.

[–] corsicanguppy 6 points 6 months ago

There is a formula that suggested "living X minutes closer to work is worth Y dollars more on the purchase price" because the commute time saved and the health benefits of reduced stress were far worth the added cost -- and it may be like $5k on the mortgage per 1 minute saved. And if the commute dropped to a <= 30min walking commute, the benefits skyrocketed.

You better believe a walking commute factors into planning subway stations.

[–] weew 6 points 6 months ago

If you commute that much you're living in a box either way