Commute - Bay Area
New grad living in north San Jose . Should I move to a new place in Cupertino for 2k/month rent and reduce my commute to 25 (one way) minutes Or Continue living in San Jose with shared apartment for 1k/month and spend 1-1:15 hrs (one way) for commute
I am paid hourly
depends on how you spend your free time. leetcoding? worth moving. jerking off? prolly not.
Check for public transportation too. It might take more time but you can sit back read/relax/work in your commute time.
I noticed I’m less of an asshole and a better partner now that my commute is 15 minutes compared to 60-75 minutes so it was worth it for me.
Why cant u live in Cupertino with roommates?
2b/2b in Cupertino is around 3500, so with utilities it comes to 2k for each
You can share a 2bd/ 2ba apartment in Mountain View/ Sunnyvale and pay around 1500/1600 per bedroom. I have done till recently. You have to monitor prices on apartment communities website and get in on local minima to save about 50-100 bucks per month.
If you break down the math that 1k you’re saving each month is costing you ~25 hours a month (if you aren’t doing anything you enjoy/benefit from during commute) Saving 25 hours a month is more than worth paying 1k to me but everyone is different. Really the bigger piece is do you enjoy roommates/would really value being on your own