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Originally Posted by fitftw
^ 150 miles round trip? I'd either move 50 miles closer or find a new job. Say goodbye to 1/3 of your paychecks for gas, or instead of buying an FR-S perhaps a Prius or similar hybrid would make more sense. I could never have an hour and a half commute to work no matter what it was. I'd kill myself.
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Way cheaper to live with my parents and pay the gas than move closer. And it's not a third of my paycheck, it's 1/6th haha. It took me a year and a half to find this job once I graduated college, people should really stop saying "just find another job," clearly it isn't that simple. This pharma company pays better than any other pharma company I have seen, gives way better benefits, bonuses, paid time off, and I don't have to move across the country for it. Once it becomes permanent and I make more money, I'll be in a better position to consider moving closer. But, when my student loans become due when I finish my masters degree, it's looking like about $700 a month for 30 years, which is basically rent/mortgage money. So moving out is not an easy option, and might not even be financially possible at that moment. All depends on how much I get paid by then.
And the drive isn't super bad. 1hr5-10min when I drive in at 6, 1hr15-30min when I drive home at 3:30. It's my alone time to zone out and listen to sports talk radio haha.
Oh, and apartments very close to my work are in the $1000-$2000 range per month for a 1 bedroom, gotta love snobby CT
