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MARetro t1_jaw4iye wrote

Up front, no. Because I needed to buy a bunch of stuff to set up office at home. Work issued laptop on the kitchen table isn't good long term. Needed a desk, second monitor, monitor stands, chair, etc.

But now? Absolutely. I used to commute to Providence daily. Now it's a 1x per month trip. I filled up every 4 days, and now I fill up monthly.

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New-Vegetable-1274 OP t1_jaw6gkg wrote

Good for you. Tethered to guaranteed income but working and equipped like a freelancer. The savings is the icing on the cake. I'm retired but commuting got so I had to have a second car, a work car, smaller more economical. I bought my "last" car in 2020, so far I've put only 15 thousand miles on it. So far responses to this post have been positive, Cheers!

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MARetro t1_jaw8yzr wrote

Yep. Add making my own coffee and eating lunch at home, I've probably saved thousands. If you figure $20 a day for breakfast + lunch out, *200 or so days in the office, that's $4k a year. Minus a few days off, add in a few happy hours, roughly that much I'd assume.

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New-Vegetable-1274 OP t1_jawhi9r wrote

Wow, good for you. 4k buys a really nice vacation or a lot of smaller fun adventures. Cheers and Blue Skies!

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