We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.
This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.
PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING: Hello Forumites! In order to help keep the Forum a useful, safe and friendly place for our users, discussions around non-MoneySaving matters are not permitted per the Forum rules. While we understand that mentioning house prices may sometimes be relevant to a user's specific MoneySaving situation, we ask that you please avoid veering into broad, general debates about the market, the economy and politics, as these can unfortunately lead to abusive or hateful behaviour. Threads that are found to have derailed into wider discussions may be removed. Users who repeatedly disregard this may have their Forum account banned. Please also avoid posting personally identifiable information, including links to your own online property listing which may reveal your address. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
How much is your commute?
Kreacher
Posts: 86 Forumite
Just wondering how much everyone's commutes are?
Looking to buy our first place at the moment and the only places we can afford inside London are 1-2 bed flats with a 1.5 hour commute with travel costing around £160 a month.
Started looking further out e.g Stevenage where we could get a 2-3 bed house with drive, garden etc for the same price, the commute time is still around the same time but massively more expensive at around £400 per month.
The latter would be affordable, just about, but would obviously not leave much spare cash for going out etc. So how much does everyone pay to commute? Is a garden etc worth an extra £250 a month?
Looking to buy our first place at the moment and the only places we can afford inside London are 1-2 bed flats with a 1.5 hour commute with travel costing around £160 a month.
Started looking further out e.g Stevenage where we could get a 2-3 bed house with drive, garden etc for the same price, the commute time is still around the same time but massively more expensive at around £400 per month.
The latter would be affordable, just about, but would obviously not leave much spare cash for going out etc. So how much does everyone pay to commute? Is a garden etc worth an extra £250 a month?
Save 12K in 2017 #023 = £1345/ £6000 (22.41%)
Save 12K in 2016 #110 = £7500/ £6000 (100%)
20k by April 2018 = £8845/ £20000 (44%)
Save 12K in 2016 #110 = £7500/ £6000 (100%)
20k by April 2018 = £8845/ £20000 (44%)
0
Comments
-
£0.
Work from home.0 -
-
I arrange drop-in sessions too.
The neighbour drops in and I make (another) cup of tea........0 -
£0
I walk to work"You've been reading SOS when it's just your clock reading 5:05 "0 -
I spend around £400 on diesel a month. But during the week I tend to go to two of our offices the most, both are 150 mile round trip.0
-
Question is sadly a bit pointless because it depends where you work and where you live obviously! For example, I live in zone 1, work in zone 2 and have free travel so it costs me nothing. Where do you work?0
-
I arrange drop-in sessions too.
The neighbour drops in and I make (another) cup of tea........
What no Cake??? Stingy mug, you already don't pay for a commute already
Back to the OP, 550 for a season ticket a month for train, not including parking at train station and petrol to the station"It is prudent when shopping for something important, not to limit yourself to Pound land/Estate Agents"
G_M/ Bowlhead99 RIP0 -
I recently moved a bit further from work.
I now do about 35 miles a day (there and back)
A full tank of petrol lasts roughly 9 days and costs me £40 so I spend approx. £120-£150 a month.
My car is 10 years old now, but I'll keep it until it gives up on me, then I'll be getting a diesel0 -
100 miles a day 5 days a week......on the m62!!! Torture!!!
Mrs won't move0 -
We live in Surrey and I commute to North London, but three days a week. I used to drive everyday to work and it cost over £130 a month in petrol. Since condensing my original hours into three days a week, my petrol is down to £40 a month partly because I don't spend hours stuck in the parking lot that is the M25.#138 - The "Save 12k in 2017" challenge :j
#019 - The “Save 12k in 2018” challenge0
This discussion has been closed.
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
Categories
- All Categories
- 351.7K Banking & Borrowing
- 253.4K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 454K Spending & Discounts
- 244.7K Work, Benefits & Business
- 600.1K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 177.3K Life & Family
- 258.4K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16.2K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.6K Read-Only Boards