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I'm a somewhat bad case even here.
The rent for a tiny 1br apartment in the city where I work starts around $2500/month. For $725/month I can rent a 3 bed/2 bath trailer house about 90 minutes away.
Even without accounting for the extra space, I'm essentially getting paid $30/hr for my commute with the savings, which more than offsets the extra miles and gas.
Damn, that's a lot. I can absolutely understand why you choose to drive that long. U would absolutely hate it, because you loose awful amounts of time on the streets, but is a good deal.
Can't get your life back though
Meh. I'm in a long-distance relationship. I live alone and meet her at the family lakehouse between our 2 cities some weekends, so it's not a big deal having a long commute on weekdays. I like my van and love audiobooks, so half the time when I pull into the driveway I end up sitting there listening 20 minutes to the end of a chapter anyway.
My salary has more than tripled while living in the same place, so it's not like moving closer to work would be impossible. But right now it's not a priority and I'm finally getting my finances in decent shape.