4runner01 t1_jeagqbv wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:24 PM

To really answer the $$$ question the OP would need to determine the vehicle costs of the commute.

23 miles X 2 ways X number of days per week X 50 weeks. Then divide the total “work” miles by the mpg that the car gets.

Then add in a few extra oil changes and then about 33% of the cost of a new set of tires per year.

Then you’ll REALLY know if that commute actually makes financial sense.

Lastly, you’d need to factor in the additional 1-1/2 per day you’d be driving.

DD_equals_doodoo t1_jee83lm wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:34 AM

Part of this is incalculable. For example, the $60K job likely comes with higher potential earnings later on. It is generally much easier to move to $80K from $60K than it is from $42K and so on. Spending extra year(s) at a $42K job could come with significant opportunity costs down the road. Then you start thinking about time value of money, etc and those become magnified quite a bit.