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Is driving 138 miles a day to work to much? How far are you willing to drive to work?
12 Answers
- Anonymous4 years ago
138 round trip is about the limit. If 138 each way then you must really like to drive. What is your job/ A bus driver?
- Anonymous4 years ago
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- Anonymous4 years ago
don't do it you end up ****** and spending all of your free time in the car add a few speeding fines, a heap of fuel and car maintenance I made bugger all money I lasted 7 months 6 days a week I was doing about 260k's round trip
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- Anonymous4 years ago
It's a lot of miles and probably not worth it unless you are being paid a substantial amount that covers gas, wear and tear and depreciation on your vehicle, not to mention being worth all the extra time spent in the car. A lesser paying job only a few minutes from home can more than make up for the cut in pay if it reduces your expenses and gives you a lot more free time. To and from work, I drive 30 miles a week and I only fill the tank in my car once a month. At that rate my 30 year old car will easily last at least another 10 years. So with insurance payments, gasoline cost, and oil changes, it only costs me about $40 a month to use my car for work. I'll bet you're paying that for just gas every 2 days and your car will soon be worn out.
- Rona LachatLv 74 years ago
Depends on you and the job.
It is a two hour drive for most to and from added to your work hours.
It does limit your time to do other stuff
In a large city some commute even longer amounts of time.
Only YOU can decide if the benefits in pay are worth the costs on your time.
Big difference is this is a drive in a highly congested metropolitan megalopolis like the Bos-Wash corridor or some rural route between two small towns.
Miles is part of it. How long does it take to do these miles is also something to consider.
Is your pay $15 an hour or $95 an hour. Obviously for more pay you might drive a longer distance.
In some big cities many commute 3 hours and some 4 hours each way. Usually on the train not driving the entire way.
ONLY YOU KNOW what the job pays(the benefit) and your costs to get there. Both in fuel and TIME.
Are the benefits greater than the costs is all you need to figure out.
You might want to get a place to sleep closer to work and not drive home everyday if you do not have to.