have you tried a season ticket? when i was commuting for reading i’d use that and if you tick the 16-17 railcard (when you buy it online they won’t check in person) id get the season ticket half-price
That is 12 thousand a year if working 5 days a week, accounting for holidays and bank holidays. I spend £100 a month on food for two people and two cats in the UK.
Longer commutes also reduce the time to be tempted to go out and spend money. It also benefits you with time to listen to audio books and read books for pleasure or an increase of knowledge. Living in the heart of the city is not just a more expensive rent. It is also a higher cost of living at the grocery, retail, and hospitality establishments. It is also a tempting lifestyle to always go out on foot or public transit. Your commute is taking time during this part of your life. But your cost of housing, life expenses, quality of life, and availability of life-long relationships will be a benefit to be appreciated. I highly recommend researching bulk ticket sales with discounts, advanced card loading, monthly passes, season passes, etc, to reduce the costs of the commute. Here in the USA, if I was working full-time five days a week, then the monthly pass was a huge cost savings for the work weeks and then provided essentially free transportation on my days off since the pass was already paid off for that time period. Not only was there savings on the monthly passes. If I knew that my route would be long-term stable, then I could purchase an annual pass to save even more. I have also worked with employers that provided parking subsidy passes in ride sharing programs, as well as providing full or partially subsidized public transit passes as part of their employee benefits. Some colleges and universities here also facilitate public transportation discounts and stickers for our student IDs that were significantly discounted.
I couldn't imagine commuting 4 hours for work damnnn. I hope your internship is worth all this for you. Hopefully it'll all pay off but this just doesn't seem worth it unless they're paying you good money?
hello! some points I couldn’t mention in the video 😊 1. I don’t go in everyday or work bank holidays 2. I don’t buy a moisturizer every day lol – the skincare is not usual 3. I choose do to this so save money for the future not by force 4. The UK is unfortunately just expensive – even a peak ticket from one side of London to the other is £30+ WITH a railcard (happy to dedicate a video to QAs!)
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have you tried a season ticket? when i was commuting for reading i’d use that and if you tick the 16-17 railcard (when you buy it online they won’t check in person) id get the season ticket half-price
Do you have a railcard because this is extortion.
Why is the other option central London? Plenty of affordable options from zone 3 that aren't HMOs which would more than half your commute.
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$84 is crazy.
I pay 48 Euros a month for national transit..
That is 12 thousand a year if working 5 days a week, accounting for holidays and bank holidays.
I spend £100 a month on food for two people and two cats in the UK.
I think that you said you pack up your breakfast at home and take it to the office. Don't forget it's not free.x
Longer commutes also reduce the time to be tempted to go out and spend money. It also benefits you with time to listen to audio books and read books for pleasure or an increase of knowledge. Living in the heart of the city is not just a more expensive rent. It is also a higher cost of living at the grocery, retail, and hospitality establishments. It is also a tempting lifestyle to always go out on foot or public transit. Your commute is taking time during this part of your life. But your cost of housing, life expenses, quality of life, and availability of life-long relationships will be a benefit to be appreciated. I highly recommend researching bulk ticket sales with discounts, advanced card loading, monthly passes, season passes, etc, to reduce the costs of the commute. Here in the USA, if I was working full-time five days a week, then the monthly pass was a huge cost savings for the work weeks and then provided essentially free transportation on my days off since the pass was already paid off for that time period. Not only was there savings on the monthly passes. If I knew that my route would be long-term stable, then I could purchase an annual pass to save even more. I have also worked with employers that provided parking subsidy passes in ride sharing programs, as well as providing full or partially subsidized public transit passes as part of their employee benefits. Some colleges and universities here also facilitate public transportation discounts and stickers for our student IDs that were significantly discounted.
Network railcard or under 30 railcard. £30 a year.
I couldn't imagine commuting 4 hours for work damnnn. I hope your internship is worth all this for you. Hopefully it'll all pay off but this just doesn't seem worth it unless they're paying you good money?
4 HOUR DAILY COMMUTE?! 🥴
Holy crab, thats a lot. So sorry, hope it is a good internship ad you learn all their secrets. Drop out as early as possible ❤❤
hello! some points I couldn’t mention in the video 😊 1. I don’t go in everyday or work bank holidays 2. I don’t buy a moisturizer every day lol – the skincare is not usual 3. I choose do to this so save money for the future not by force 4. The UK is unfortunately just expensive – even a peak ticket from one side of London to the other is £30+ WITH a railcard (happy to dedicate a video to QAs!)
Foldable bike? Would cut out bus and tube potentially?
Loving Ur style u look beautiful