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Old 04-18-2014, 01:10 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
Does it matter? It seems very, very few make any effort whatsoever to live close to work thus making a few mph variances moot vs knocking that 10 or 15% off the commute distance. Of course, knock more than that off and suddenly bicycling becomes a more viable option.
The US might be different, but moving house (if you buy it) cost about $30,000+ in fees etc here.

According to Average Time Spent / Tenure at a Job | Statistic Brain

The average American only spends 4 years at the same job. Even at 10 years, you'd have to save $3k a year to make it worthwhile.
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