I guess most of us are basing the logistics on this lifestyle arguemnt based on 8 hour work days too…..I haven't enjoyed short days in a fair long while…senior managemnt on salary in my game rarely end up with less than a 10-12 hour work day, so the ability to geton trail after work is likely only a two month a year regular possibility….less if there's an hour drive in there somewhere. Which is the best N.Van hood to find a rental with a garage?---or, is there an auto storage place i could store truck and toys on the shore?
Squamish to Vancouver, Anyone commute every day?
I guess most of us are basing the logistics on this lifestyle arguemnt based on 8 hour work days too…..I haven't enjoyed short days in a fair long while…senior managemnt on salary in my game rarely end up with less than a 10-12 hour work day, so the ability to geton trail after work is likely only a two month a year regular possibility….less if there's an hour drive in there somewhere. Which is the best N.Van hood to find a rental with a garage?---or, is there an auto storage place i could store truck and toys on the shore?
I'm in agreement. I have a pretty flexible work arrangement but my work days are slowly getting longer. For me a longer commute just isn't desirable even though I like the idea of occasionally banking longer days for an extra day off. I'd rather live closer and start my day earlier to free up the first few hours of the workday for administrative stuff then I can be done in time to ride at least 4 months a year (or more with lights). Living in NVan checks all these boxes for me. Though realistically as a single person it will be a few years before I can afford something over there.
There's nothing better than an Orangina after cheating death with Digger.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity_cost
Hourly, salary, it doesn't matter, anything can be broken down to an hourly rate..
if you are choosing between 2 employment options of equal " opportunity/enjoyment/benefits etc", obviously if some of the variables are different in on scenario over another you would need to adjust accordingly. ;
job A is 1 min away, job B is 1 hr away, by car.
A pays $10k per year less.
Can anyone honestly say that the 2(hr/day)X5(days/week)X48 (weeks) = 480hrs of more free time is not worth more than $21/hr, and that's not even including gas/wear/mnt on your car?
if you value your time at more than $21/hr, which I do these days, I will choose the closer job with lower "pay", If you don't you will choose the job that pays more, but leaves you stuck in your car for 480hrs a year.
This is pretty basic Econimics. Economic goods, scarcity of resources.
I'm still hoping for the better paying job that is close to home, double winz.
I understand the cost of commuting and the value of lost hours due to commuting, but nobody but yourself is placing a value on those lost hours therefore it is not worth much. In fact, it's worth nothing to everyone else. How do you factor in opportunist costs from working further away from home at a higher ranking job?
The better way to think about it is how much money are you willing to give up for the amount of time not spent in your car?
I understand the cost of commuting and the value of lost hours due to commuting, but nobody but yourself is placing a value on those lost hours therefore it is not worth much. In fact, it's worth nothing to everyone else. How do you factor in opportunist costs from working further away from home at a higher ranking job?
The better way to think about it is how much money are you willing to give up for the amount of time not spent in your car?
Totally. It's the "career development" or "lifestyle preservation" question now. Squamish seems to far from work and too expensive to afford, and living in the big smoke is not at all our ideal choice. Career development is kinda a dead issue here on the Island for us these days, but we ride and chill alot. It will take us a full grand and a half a month in increased income to be able to stay even with our current situation and we will NEVER be able to buy there.
Might have to wait for or find an opportunity closer to Squamish or with a more flexible schedule.
--gonna head up to Cumberland this weekend and take advantage of Island life for a couple of days and see how it all looks from.
p.s. Hartland was ALL HERO DIRT ALL WEEK this week!!!
Thanks again for all the great responses.
Buzzes
I did a 72km round trip daily commute for a 8 hour/day job for a year and hated it, so I switched jobs to do a 20km daily bike commute for a 7 hour day. For me it isn't as much about the time saved in the day (but it saves me over an hour), but it is things like being able to quickly get home, having my wife and kid come by work for a walk, go to the doctor appts together, get my lunch dropped off if I forgot it, etc, etc. I left a pretty secure job to do that, and really don't regret it at all.
^ there are cons I find to being too close to home. I am on salary, and if I lived really close to the office, I think I would find myself working later to get things done. Whereas now, I leave by a particular time to get home and see the family, then maybe do some work late at night. I like having the distance between office and home.
I did a 72km round trip daily commute for a 8 hour/day job for a year and hated it, so I switched jobs to do a 20km daily bike commute for a 7 hour day. For me it isn't as much about the time saved in the day (but it saves me over an hour), but it is things like being able to quickly get home, having my wife and kid come by work for a walk, go to the doctor appts together, get my lunch dropped off if I forgot it, etc, etc. I left a pretty secure job to do that, and really don't regret it at all.
I have to admit, of all the reasons to live close to work, being able to have your woman make you a sandwich has to be the best one so far.
I have to admit, of all the reasons to live close to work, being able to have your woman make you a sandwich has to be the best one so far.
suddenly im VERY hungry, and its not for a sammich..
:scream:
^WTF did I just read?
I should have posted that in the drunk thread.
I should have posted that in the drunk thread.
Still wouldn't make sense.
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Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.
- H.G. Wells
Argument is invalid when you live and work in North Van! (except for real estate prices…)
I keep coming back to this. Squamish is awesome and I'd love to live there… but not if I have to commute.
I find so many of the arguments a wash. NV has yuppie douches, Squamish has truck nutz, both have outdoors peeps. Squamish has a relaxed townie vibe, NV has better amenities. In Squamish you have living space, in NV you have everything within walking distance. NV is closer to SSC and the valley, Squamish is closer to Whistler and Pemby. Real estate is cheaper in Squamish, commuting is much cheaper from NV. And so on…
For a family, I can see the real estate being a big draw but I don't need much space. So, for me, it all comes back to the time spent in the car, which I'm not a fan of, versus time spent outdoors, which I am a fan of. But I do keep an open mind so if you can convince me otherwise, I'll be movin on up.
I have to admit, of all the reasons to live close to work, being able to have your woman make you a sandwich has to be the best one so far.
well to clarify, i said she dropped it off if i forgot it in the fridge, which i make the night before
but regardless, when we had our kid, i felt very far away from the family when i was driving to work. with no nearby family support for us (because in my case i convinced my wife to move away from hers to live in the kootenays), being close by matters. (not that i was really far away, but still)
well to clarify, i said she dropped it off if i forgot it in the fridge, which i make the night before
but regardless, when we had our kid, i felt very far away from the family when i was driving to work. with no nearby family support for us (because in my case i convinced my wife to move away from hers to live in the kootenays), being close by matters. (not that i was really far away, but still)
:lol: I was taking a little artistic license with that one.
Does anyone know of a good physiotherapist is Squamish? My wife is still going to one in Burnaby but she wants to get one closer to home.
Does anyone know of a good physiotherapist is Squamish? My wife is still going to one in Burnaby but she wants to get one closer to home.
PTColin - works from home one day a week, otherwise he works in Yaletown.
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