Re:Young Homebuyers Are Vanishing from the U.S.
by JoshTriplett on Friday November 08, 2019 @10:53AM
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I took a long time looking for a home, precisely because I was unwilling to accept a long commute. Buying a house is not worth a 45 minute commute.
Leaving aside the considerable additional expenses of commuting, and the missed health benefits of a 20-minute walk every day, you're now talking about spending 70 extra minutes per day commuting. That means 5 hours and 50 minutes extra commuting per week (total of 7.5 hours), or about 12 extra 24-hour days of your year spent commuting.
You currently live 10 minutes walk from work. Don't move to 45 minutes drive/bus from work. That's a substantial chunk of your life you won't get back.
And as other replies have pointed out, in the area you're in, owning may not be a win for you.
Leaving aside the considerable additional expenses of commuting, and the missed health benefits of a 20-minute walk every day, you're now talking about spending 70 extra minutes per day commuting. That means 5 hours and 50 minutes extra commuting per week (total of 7.5 hours), or about 12 extra 24-hour days of your year spent commuting.
You currently live 10 minutes walk from work. Don't move to 45 minutes drive/bus from work. That's a substantial chunk of your life you won't get back.
And as other replies have pointed out, in the area you're in, owning may not be a win for you.