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Originally Posted by darklord700
If you work DT, you probably get 4 week plus 5 days of flex days on average. Plus 52 weekends and 12 stat holidays, there'll be 141 days in a year you don't commute to DT, more if you have Sunny Friday off. For about 224 days in a year you spend extra 15, 20 minutes more on the road, fine. But for those 141 odd days, the suburb will give you and your family far better amenities. It's a trade off but I think the pain of extra commutting is over-rated.
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Using your math, 224 days x 30 minutes (15 minutes round trip; let's not round down just because it's convenient) = 6720 minutes = 112 hours per year. 112 hours! For me, I was taking a bus into downtown because I couldn't afford driving (i.e. gas/parking). My time savings was closer to 60 minutes a day, or 112 x 2 = 224 hours!
I'll be the first to admit that I probably don't use the "extra" time as constructively as I could. But if the comparison is being in a car stuck in traffic, or on a bus or c-train packed with people, there really is no comparison at all (for me). I tried driving from the burbs into downtown every day. HATED it. I've also tried waking up extra early to try and "beat" the traffic into downtown. HATED it. Do I value that extra time/lifestyle versus having a bigger house in a suburban neighborhood setting? Yes I do. Of course, not everyone does (nor should they).