Anyone want to play a game?

[dukeboy440]

I’m bored and I just got done with my taxes from 2021. Gonna play a game. We’re going to find out how much the difference saved or not saved is between my old job , which was 116 miles round trip a day vs my new job which is 32 miles round trip a day.

So I’m not gonna look at 2020 because the old job was full telework during 2020 due to Covid, so to have as close to an accurate portrayal of the data, I’m going to look at 2019s numbers.

Anyone want to take a guess as to how much I saved or didn’t save by taking the new, closer job. Only looking at gas costs.

 

[diymirage]

And after this we will play a game where youll let us paint your fence?

No thanks tom

 

[dukeboy440]

And after this we will play a game where youll let us paint your fence?

No thanks tom

In this case though, ive already done the work.

 

[Scody21]

Let’s pay a game. Go look up 12UCS411 and see how much that will save you each year… saved me about 30% each year…

 

[abodyjoe]

 

[dukeboy440]

Alright since you all don’t wanna play along.
Numbers rounded up to nearest penny or whole number.


in 2019, driving the same vehicle with an average gas price according to all my receipts adding up to 1.269 per gallon I spent 2,452.4 on gas to drive to work 116 miles a day. Using a total of 1934 gallons of gas.

for 2021, same exact vehicle, same average mpg, but I spent 2,026.13 on gas using 533 gallons of gas.


This translates to a savings of 1399 gallons of gas but only saved 427.27 on costs. Or 35.61 dollars a month....


Granted, if I’d still be driving that distance, the amount I’d paid would have been astronomical. But basically, the job move saved me nothing on gas, albeit the time savings makes it worth it.

 

[4spdragtop]

Let's say you worked an 8 hour day, your prev job took 2 hours round trip ballpark. So you got 8 hours pay for a 10 hour day.(plus gas and wear n tear)
Now you work an 8 hour day, and now round trip is 1/2 hour. So 8 hours pay for an 8 1/2 hour day( 1/4 in gas consumption and wear n tear).
Waaay ahead in the long run.

 

[dukeboy440]

Let's say you worked an 8 hour day, your prev job took 2 hours round trip ballpark. So you got 8 hours pay for a 10 hour day.(plus gas and wear n tear)
Now you work an 8 hour day, and now round trip is 1/2 hour. So 8 hours pay for an 8 1/2 hour day( 1/4 in gas consumption and wear n tear).
Waaay ahead in the long run.

Yeah. The time savings is a huge plus. Just sucks the savings aren’t what they would have been. But oh well.

 

[4spdragtop]

You "work" 1 1/2 hours less a day.
Wife works 4 hour round trip. Covid has had an "advantage" with her working from home. Her 8 hours of wages is divided into 12-gas and wear n tear. I have said if you have a good sized commute there is no plausible reason why you shouldnt be able to claim that on taxes.

Yeah. The time savings is a huge plus. Just sucks the savings aren’t what they would have been. But oh well.

 

[toolmanmike]

I used to play this game while driving home in my tool truck. Just to pull a figure out of the air. At your old job you spent 12.54 40 hour weeks driving back and forth to work in a year.
116 miles per day/60 mph average= 1.93 hours a day driving
1.93 x 5 days a week x 52 weeks a year divided by a 40 hour work week=12.545 40 hour weeks driving.

 

[dukeboy440]

I used to play this game while driving home in my tool truck. Just to pull a figure out of the air. At your old job you spent 12.54 40 hour weeks driving back and forth to work in a year.
116 miles per day/60 mph average= 1.93 hours a day driving
1.93 x 5 days a week x 52 weeks a year divided by a 40 hour work week=12.545 40 hour weeks driving.

That’s insane

 

[bcschief]

Let's say you worked an 8 hour day, your prev job took 2 hours round trip ballpark. So you got 8 hours pay for a 10 hour day.(plus gas and wear n tear)
Now you work an 8 hour day, and now round trip is 1/2 hour. So 8 hours pay for an 8 1/2 hour day( 1/4 in gas consumption and wear n tear).
Waaay ahead in the long run.

My wife does exactly that 140-mile round trip 2-21/2 hours each way and she has done it since April 2007.