Clay wrote:

I was recently offered a job over 1300 miles away but I'm not going to
move there. I want the job and my family understands, but I've never
been in a situation with a "1000-mile commute". I have one
six-year-old. This job would allow me to save money so I can spend more
time with him when he's older. I know people that have done this
successfully, and I live very close to the airport so I won't spend
more time flying per week than I currently spend on the road.
Nevertheless, I will be away on weeknights but there's a theory that's
not worse than working late on weeknights? But of course this is
perhaps an awful way to go about life.

How much money would you actually save? You'd have to factor in things like
the cost of air fares, costs of renting a second place to live and all the
duplicates that involves (eg a second iron, perhaps extra clothes) and
probably other costs I haven't thought of.

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Penny Gaines
UK mum to three