by mapgirl on May 2, 2008
Get over it. If you don’t like it, don’t drive. I mean it. Gas was 99 cents back in the day. It’s pushing 4 bucks now. Ride public transport. Make different choices on work. I don’t blithely say this either. I mean it because it’s what I’m doing right now.
I was sitting on the bench [...]
by mapgirl on February 5, 2008
Here’s a few more thoughts on the matter.
#1: HC made a great point about waiting for your first paycheck to arrive. Sometimes, you get caught short for a month when you start work because you’re waiting for direct deposit to kick in, etc. I’m rethinking how I budget stuff due to changed pay cycles. I [...]
by mapgirl on January 9, 2008
Free Money Finance coincidentally posted an article on shorter commutes by Penelope Trunk, on the same day I said that a shorter commute is one reason why I switched jobs.
So if you have a bad commute, you are probably not very happy. And you should know that a bad commute spills over into all aspects [...]