[Malsua]

When I worked in Manhatten, I knew a number of folks that lived in upstate New York like Albany, Rochester, Ithaca, etc. They would commute in Monday morning, usually by train. They'd Have a dive they flopped at mon-thurs and went home Friday. I thought THAT was nutz but could understand it. 6 figure Manhatten salaries living in a huge home in the country is one way to get ahead

This guy takes the cake.

[Clemenza]

I live in the NY area. It is better to live in a ho hum area and save money for an expensive place for a few years than to leverage yourself up to your eyeballs just for a McMansion thats 50 miles away from work.

Why else do you think I am in Bayonne right now? Its not like I enjoy the sight on container cranes and Newark bay.

[tcrlaf]

Long over-stay commutes like that are not unusual...
Did it for 15 months myself while working in Toronto...

[Bob]

When I worked in Manhatten, I knew a number of folks that lived in upstate New York like Albany, Rochester, Ithaca, etc. They would commute in Monday morning, usually by train. They'd Have a dive they flopped at mon-thurs and went home Friday.

I worked a long-distance commute job once. I arranged to work it as a 4-day-a-week, 10-hour-a-day job.

To avoid the worst of the commute traffic, I'd arrive mid-morning Monday and work late, stay over Monday night and then both start and leave early Tuesday. Wednesday was a day off. I'd repeat my Monday/Tuesday routine on Thursday/Friday and still have a normal weekend off.

I found it much better doing two round trips per week rather than five.