My personal experience,
I was born in the suburbs of London, England. When I started work, I wanted to buy my own house, rather than rent an apartment, but was unable to afford house prices so close to the City, so I was forced to buy about 35 miles out from where I worked, and commute. Which, with traffic would take about 45 minutes each way.
I lived in a small village, which was nice, but, at that age, meeting with friends and entertainment was important to me, and that also meant a longish drive (and not drinking)
Later, I relocated to North America. Still single, I bought a house on 5 acres, 15 minutes from where I worked, Price was cheap, but the area was rural, meaning, I would have to drive 10 minutes just to buy a loaf of bread!
Today, I live on the outskirts of a medium sized town, 45 minutes from the city.
I work from home. Cost of living is moderate to low.
I want to say more on this subject about the efficiencies of where to live.
But I will let others have their say first.
I was born in the suburbs of London, England. When I started work, I wanted to buy my own house, rather than rent an apartment, but was unable to afford house prices so close to the City, so I was forced to buy about 35 miles out from where I worked, and commute. Which, with traffic would take about 45 minutes each way.
I lived in a small village, which was nice, but, at that age, meeting with friends and entertainment was important to me, and that also meant a longish drive (and not drinking)
Later, I relocated to North America. Still single, I bought a house on 5 acres, 15 minutes from where I worked, Price was cheap, but the area was rural, meaning, I would have to drive 10 minutes just to buy a loaf of bread!
Today, I live on the outskirts of a medium sized town, 45 minutes from the city.
I work from home. Cost of living is moderate to low.
I want to say more on this subject about the efficiencies of where to live.
But I will let others have their say first.