Mr. Money Mustache thinks commuting is one of the biggest causes preventing

Mar 19, 2019
1:41:28pm

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people from generating wealth (commuting combined with car payments, but he mostly rants against car payments)

The True Cost of Commuting

It was a beautiful evening in my neighborhood, and I was enjoying one of my giant homebrews on a deck chair I had placed in the middle of the street, as

http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/10/06/the-true-cost-of-commuting/

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So my company will be moving offices soon and people here are going crazy

RockyBalboa

3/19/19 1:19pm

Kind of a stupid thing for the Execs to poll the general employee base on

Kelbob

3/19/19 1:21pm

I don't disagree & I think they realized their error

RockyBalboa

3/19/19 1:39pm

commute is a huge deal. I get it. Imagine someone telling you you had to work 30

Mayor of Cougartown

3/19/19 1:22pm

Commute is important. Typically people will take a longer commute if it is part of getting more money/promotion. People

slappy

3/19/19 1:22pm

After living in SoCal, yes commute can be a deal breaker but...

braddahmike

3/19/19 1:23pm

In SoCal yes...completely different. Here? Maybe, depending on difference.

RockyBalboa

3/19/19 1:40pm

For some people commute, can mean their work day increases by up to an hour

darkcoug

3/19/19 1:25pm

Commute can be. It would be stupid to not consider it

Baron

3/19/19 1:26pm

When I live in Utah Downtown SLC is my preferred spot for an office.

Tokolosh

3/19/19 1:26pm

I am surprised by the people who would say "I may leave if..."

Tokolosh

3/19/19 1:28pm

Lunch options should be the only commute people are worried about.

Dwight Schr-UTE

3/19/19 1:28pm

Surprised you’re shocked. Yes. Huge deal. Time/opportunity waste, gas/car mileag

cougfanz

3/19/19 1:29pm

Yes, commute time is certainly a factor in job satisfaction.

Left Shark Coug

3/19/19 1:29pm

Mr. Money Mustache thinks commuting is one of the biggest causes preventing

BYUFootballisBack

3/19/19 1:41pm

Isn't Lehi only about 10 minutes from Draper?

BlueSage

3/19/19 1:45pm

Yes. For some apparently that's a deal breaker which I find odd

RockyBalboa

3/19/19 1:51pm

Yeah, but the "Point of the Mountain" is an important aspect

FiveTen-BuckEighty

3/19/19 1:51pm

Also many are likely already communiting from Orem-Provo

cougfanz

3/19/19 2:06pm

It's definitely a factor. It's pretty important to me.

inertiaman

3/19/19 1:46pm

RE: So my company will be moving offices soon and people here are going crazy

maxpowers

3/19/19 1:51pm

Downtown blows, specifically because of the parking situation.

specsauce

3/19/19 1:54pm

Yep. My only question was if we moved there do I get a dedicated parking space?

RockyBalboa

3/19/19 2:40pm

Of course commute time is a big deal, it's a life suck. It serves no purpose.

ArchbishopMitty

3/20/19 2:13am

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