1922: [Part 2] The True Cost of Commuting by Mr. Money Mustache on Calculating the Costs of Daily Travel and Gas Prices
Optimal Finance Daily - Financial Independence and Money Advice
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Why You Shouldn't Commute by Car to Work
For each mile you drive across two times on your round trip to work daily, it multiplies to 500 miles per year. For a double commuting couple, these numbers are 31 thousand 800 dollars and 954 thousand dollars. In the united states, where cars and gasolene are much, much cheaper than they are in almost any other country. And there's always another option when choosing a job and house, if you make it a priority. Making that easy choice is probably the biggest single boost that will get the average person from poverty to financial independence over a reasonable period of time.
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