Originally Posted by acroy
"well if I lived as close as you did...."
I live 6 miles away. My co-workers intentionally bought their places 20+ miles away because they "liked the neighborhood" (cookie-cutter master-planned boxes) and "liked the amenities" (same chain stores as found friggin everywhere).
hard to argue with that...
Usually you can get a bigger house for less money the further you live from work.
It's give and take. You give up some time in the morning to drive (or bike) to work, but you make up a lot by having a lower house payment and generally lower bills and less people in the same chain stores found everywhere.
I'm mixed on what I prefer. Part of me likes saving $$$ a month in my house payment and the better land taxes and the bigger house for my wife and three kids to enjoy... the other part of me wishes i was a bit closer to work so bicycle commuting would be easier and I could save more on gas.
Finding a happy medium is a challenge.