11-01-2007, 12:43 PM
HAULN-SS Wrote:Right, that's my point. I can't buy around here on one income, so I sacrifice 2 hours of my day driving. I would probably still do that even if I COULD afford half a mil mortgage, because to me saving the money is worth more than saving the time. If i bought the same house around here, it'd probably cost 300k more. Also - for hours, i'd call it more like 3 * 200 = 600 hours. 600 hours times say...4 years that I stay there. = 2400 hours. So basically keeping the math simple, I'm paying myself 125$/hour to make the drive. Not including equity being built into the house.
where in the heck was your math? 2400 lost hours * $125 = you really think you're going to come out $300k on top after four years? you're soooooo far off it's not even funny... its shocking.
I Am Mike
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4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.