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In response to "I think riding the bus to work has saved me something around $170/mo for over 3 years -- nm" by Beryllium (iPhone)

Granted I pay rent, but when I moved into DC it saved me $330-350/month on metro.

Posted by MDH (aka MDH) Mar 10 '11, 08:19

Walk to work now, and walk everywhere.

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Hmm. I was thinking (car insurance + parking + gas)-bus pass cost($64) = 170, but it might be even higher than that -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Mar 10, 08:27
I don't know about DC, but living not near a metro in Arlington saves me a few hundred in rent. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:23 13
- Does Maxine count as "near metro"? Because I am trying to figure out how buying in your neighborhood is so much more costly than in his. - miss amanda phones Mar 10, 08:35 10
  - he bought years ago before the bubble. Also, I would appreciate if you would stop judging the minutiae of my living choices. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:42 9
    - "Trying to figure out" indicates wondering about something out of curiosity rather than judging, IMO. -- nm - mara Mar 10, 08:44 8
      - I believe she is insinuating that I lie about housing prices, buses, and god knows what else. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:45 7
        
        There's no reason to read that much into it, and several good reasons *not* to (or at least not to post that you are). -- nm - mara Mar 10, 08:46 6
        
        And let me sympathize here: I read stuff into ST posts *all* the time, and I've learned it's almost never a good idea to post about it. It makes me - mara Mar 10, 08:48 1
        
        my mistake was responding. I thought a polite response would do the trick. I did not intend to cause even more discord. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:51
        
        Since I have been asked these questions frequently, I would say there is a basis. I don't imagine mandy is genuinely - loosilu Mar 10, 08:47 3
        
        Girls, Girls, You're both pretty! -- nm - JD Mar 10, 08:50
        
        So give her the benefit of the doubt! And give yourself the benefit of not looking like an argumentative paranoid! And give ST the benefit of not - mara Mar 10, 08:49 1
        
        fair enough. My hope was to be left in peace for a few hours. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:52
- It's definitely a tradeoff. I love where I live and pay for the location. - MDH Mar 10, 08:26 1
  - my place is walking distance from my previous job, which was awesome. no driving. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:29

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Granted I pay rent, but when I moved into DC it saved me $330-350/month on metro.

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