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.

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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.  

 

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

 

Get your own place or a place with roommates. It’s time to be your own man and grow.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

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. 

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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.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 
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Your boy Blue

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?

 
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