Re:Low interest rates in advanced countries have pushed mone...
by linguae on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @10:16PM
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Yeah, there comes a point where someone must accept defeat regarding the Bay Area's unaffordability. Mega-commuting for more affordable housing sounds appealing on paper but quickly gets draining and is unsustainable, from both a personal and environmental standpoint. I used to commute 50 miles each way every day for a few months back in 2015 and ended up sucking it up and paying the higher rent to live closer to the office due to the effects the commute were having on me. I believe part of the reason why San Joaquin County had so many foreclosures in 2008 was because of mega-commuters dealing with $4+/gal gas for the first time.
I don't mind doing a long commute once or twice a week, especially when I have flexible work hours, but anything more often than that becomes draining.
> there are some people who regularly commute 2-3 hours each way from these metro areas because this is all they can afford, yet the job markets in the Central Valley (near the Bay Area) or the Inland Empire and Antelope Valley (both near Los Angeles) areas are rather anemic at best.
Just move. If you don’t, I find it hard to be sympathetic. Family w/e you can make it work. This is peak American bullshit to drive 2 hours each way to work and if you are putting up with that it’s on you.