# How much commute can you handle?

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**Created:** [November 8, 2009, 5:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-much-commute-can-you-handle/248199 "2009-11-08T05:27:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-much-commute-can-you-handle/248199/48 "2009-11-10T20:33:23Z")

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> [@OMG, Michele fell off the horse](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-michele-fell-off-the-horse/25611/16):
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> I work all over the place, and drive a company truck, so a lot of this doesn’t impact me… but I’ll tell you the most important thing to me; TIME. You really can’t put a true cost on it.
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> I used to live in Altamont, and I really loved it there, and I’m sure I’ll be back out there soon enough, but I moved into Albany 4 years ago, and I love it. Every day it would take me 20-25 minutes to where I live now, if you add that up 20 mins a trip, times twice a day, times 5 days a week, times 52 weeks a year, divided by 60 mins/hr…
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> 20mins  
> x 2 trips
> 
> * * *
> 
> 40 mins a day  
> x 5 days a week
> 
> * * *
> 
> 200 mins a week  
> x52 weeks a year
> 
> * * *
> 
> 10,400 mins a year  
> \60 mins
> 
> * * *
> 
> 173 HOURS OF COMMUTING TIME A YEAR!! THAT’S JUST BACK AND FOURTH TO WORK!!! Everytime you need a loaf of bread, or trip to the lumberyard or hardware store ADD MORE.
> 
> I drive all over like a maniac and love it, but I’ll tell you one thing… I’m not going to waste 173 hours a year aimlessly driving back and fourth to work or wherever the fuck.
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> DON’T FORGET: This is only a 20 minute commute! A lot of people do well more than this!
> 
> I’m planning on buying a 2 family house in Albany now, and when I have fam, and am ready to slow down, I’ll be back in Altamont or Guilderland Center or so…

Not all commutes are bad commutes.

If most of commute involves the backroads it can be rather relaxing.

Some people dedicate their free time and spare days to go on cruises just to hit the back roads and it should be a pleasure to do it daily on your way to work.

A highway commute on the other hand is a chore, especially in traffic or if you care for your license.

However time spend in a car is not always a waste of time, especially us being car guys.

If you’re seriously worried about the time you spend and lack of benefit from it, get some books on tape/CD that could actually teach you a think or two.

Think about it, one hour each way, two hours a day, ~700 hours a year to learn something.

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