This just makes sense.
Many people have already figured out that spending hours a day commuting just doesn’t pencil out .... economically, or for the family or just for personal time.
Time is the true finte commodity.
People who live far from work have done so as a conscious decision, a trade off. They may think it’s worth it to them. However, people often reconsider their choices and make changes.
Duh?
I fully agree with you. I live 1.5 miles from work and this was done by design. I simply refuse to lose hours of my life in a car each day. I am in an area that offers my companies in my profession. If I move on from this job I will still be able to become employed close to home.
I don’t even get into the shower until 15 minutes before needing to be at work. The savings on gas is nice too but not my primary objective to work close to home.
Time is indeed a true finite commodity.
“This just makes sense.
Many people have already figured out that spending hours a day commuting just doesn’t pencil out .... economically,...
The DC/metro area is now from Shepherdstown, WV to DC down to Fredericksburg and heading toward Richmond. The cost of living in the metro is prohibitively expensive.
Even Gaithersburg is too much and now Frederick, MD is going out of sight.
There aren’t enough affordable living spaces closer to work in many places that you would want to live in, and that is the key.
Granted the metro is going farther and farther out, but it’s still a monster drive.
I agree, living closer to work makes sense, unless of course, you work in a very crummy area and don’t want to raise your kids there.
I think a lot of decisions on where to live center around schools and safe neighborhoods (if there is such a thing as safe neighborhoods ).