Living at home Houston IB
Any first year analysts or above? Parents live about 25 mins away from downtown Houston with no traffic and I am considering living with them for my time in IB. Wondering if anybody’s done this and your thoughts. Thanks.
I know a guy doing this but his commute is sub 10 minutes. If you’re at a sweatier shop, I wouldn’t recommend since that’s 50 minutes of your day.
Would not recommend unless something is holding you there like having to care for a family member or something, that 25 min commute will be like 45+ driving into downtown during morning rush hour. Get a townhouse with a couple buddies or something, your sleep and social life will thank you. Houston rent is cheap af and you have a banking salary.
My thought is saving rent year 1 and 2 = the down payment on a house year 3
Plus the added stress from having to drive. Might not seem like much but when you're already near maximum stress levels, any more makes a big difference
25 minutes is fine, but Houston is famous for traffic... so we're talking what like 45 minutes in the morning? That'll wear on you. It's also not the safest thing to be doing fairly long drives at 2-3am given how tired you will be
That said if you want to start like this you can always move to an apartment down the line
Get your own place or a place with roommates. It’s time to be your own man and grow.
If you're trying to commute from Humble to downtown Houston, definitely try driving during rush hour first... You might be spending ~90 minutes a day in bumper to bumper traffic. After a 100 hour week, last thing you need is having to drive 50 minutes at 15 mph trying to avoid a fender bender.
You don’t have to “try” the traffic in rush hour. Just enter it into Google maps at the appropriate time and it will tell you with traffic how long it will take.
First time in Houston eh?
How long does it usually take from Cypress?
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