<prompt> Human: I know the 30 rule isnt some static one size fits all guideline, but I would love to get some feedback. I currently live about 20 minutes away from my work and pay 900including pet rent addition a month for my current apartment. Ive done some quick math, and realize that I spend about 190.6 hourswithout factoring winter increasing time spent in car by 30 or higher sometimes both ways in any given year just driving to work. I also use about 416 gallons of gas just for commuting to work, which costs about 1,100yr at the given rate. My question is this: If my take home, after tax and deducion pay is roughly anywhere from 2350 on the low endno commissions or overtime to 3000w commissions or overtime or both per month could I justify getting an apartment that is 1050mo that is quite literally a 20 second jog to my work building? It would cost me roughly 1800 700 after factoring gas over the year to buy my time back and improve my quality of life if you consider the gas money goes straight into my pocket. The apartment in question also has free heatlive in Michigan so it could drop that 700 number by a few hundred over the year as well. My job seems pretty secure, and Im one of the better performing members of my team. I also see myself staying there for at least another year. I just feel like if I dont get overtimecommission, it gets close to that 4050ish percent mark spent on rent.I have a fully funded emergency fund and I intend to purchase a propertyduplextriplex and live in one of the units in the next couple years if that makes any difference, and this shouldnt affect my pacing as I should still be able to put away 800-1200 per month with either option. Assistant: Seems like a decent idea. I would do this in a heartbeat in your shoes.If youre looking for ways to make this better financially... What about selling your car entirely and cutting out transportation costs insurance, depreciation, and a few small ones by getting an electric bike or just a mountain bike? How close is everything elsehow much driving do you do aside from work?Human: My car is currently paid off and the insurance is paid by my parents who essentially refuse to take me off their plan because the rate is pretty solid.Its also nearing 10 years old and has incurred most of the depreciationabout 138,000 miles, probably would last another 10k-25k before major repair if I had to make a guess. Id probably get a few thousand for it max. I rarely drive outside of going to work. Im mainly in grind mode and trying to accumulate funds to purchase a duplex and rent the other half out. If I had to guess though, a tank of gas would probably last me a month and halfish if I moved to that apartment.  <response>: No real reason to get rid of that deal, free insurance and depreciation done. But if your pessimism is correct unreliable makemodel? you would eventually need a car, and this means maybe you dont have to buy one right away if this one goes to hell. Small plus. 