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It’s weird that he works in San Francisco yet apparently makes less than $30 per hour. I mean the story didn’t say, but he’s spending roughly 70 hours per month (1) to save only about $2300 a month (2). Methinks mega commuters typically don’t do the math.

1) assuming if he lived SF commute would be about 30 minutes each way 2) average SF housing cost minus his Daly City home and commuting costs

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He will probably not be paid more if he works an additional 70 hours instead of commuting..

I beg to differ. In the long run your pay is driven by performance. Working 55 hours and commuting 5 hours a week is going to yield significantly better performance than working 40 hours and commuting 20 hours each week.

Or, it could free up 15 hours a week to do consulting.

The reality is this person makes a lot more than $30 an hour or they wouldn’t be commuting to San Francisco, $30 an hour jobs are available far closer. So if you are making well over $100,000, what is the point of giving up most of your free time to commuting? If you aren’t, what’s the point of commuting 4 hours a day when you can make nearly as much nearby?

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