<prompt> Human: So I just want to ask this subreddit and see what youd do in my situation.Im a 25 year old male and I currently live at home with my parents. Im about to start a job in NYC and I think I have two options going forward. I am currently paying 900 a month towards student loans and car payments. I am able to meal-prep, never buy clothes nor really go out. 1I could move closer to the city and live with a mutual friend in a 2 bed 2 bath, saving around 500 a month with a 2 hour roundtrip commute. Id be in Jersey City and closer to my friends who Id hangout with more often.2Or I could stay with my parents, saving 1500 a month with a 4 hour roundtrip commute. Id be in a small town with not a lot going on, but in general I like to stay at home so thats not too big of a deal.At this point Im mainly weighing commute time vs. money saved and would love to know what youd do in the situation and why.edit: Thanks everyone for their input! Reading everyones opinion and take on the situation is really helpful! Considering the overwhelming majority of people suggesting I try and minimize my commute as much as possible, I guess I have another option.More specifics, the job starts off with a month or so of training, which would be in the main office way uptown. After training, I believe Ill be assigned to an area within any of the 5 boroughs and mainly work from there, going into the main office twice a month. This assigned area would probably change after a certain period of time. To live with my friend, I would have to decide fairly soon, in like a week I think. So the two options now are:1option 2 from before2Do the commute while Im going through training and then eventually move somewhere in the city with strangers and further away from my friends. Could be close at first, but then could also eventually be a decent commute once I change locations. Dont know how I feel about living with a stranger, I dont even think I could live with some of my closer friends. I think savings would be similargive or take 100? depending on rent and commute.  <response>: 4 hour round trip commute is rough, very rough. Id move closer.Thats just me though. My commutes down to a 15 min bike ride and it makes me so much less stressed. Like I can work 2 hours late and it be still a shorter day for me than itd be for you. long Commutes have been shown to be really bad for a persons health long term. 