Originally Posted by
cayenne92
To add some more info to my original post. I am married but no kids at this point but no plans for kids anytime soon. I am able to work from home when I am not on the road. The new position would involve a 30-45 minute commute each way. After talking with Mrs. Cayenne92 she said if all things were equal she would rather have me travel rather than commute each day. Her rational is we would have more time together when home.
Your thoughts have been helpful for me so far. Thanks.
It sounds like your current position is probably the better choice if it is a job that is acceptable to you.
Is your wife at home or does she have a commute? That might factor into it... if you both commute and arrive home at essentially the same time it is a wash. If she is at home and you have the benefit of having lunch together and being free as soon as you are finished working for the day then you get to spend a lot more time together. For me - that would be the biggest benefit.
Another thing to consider if you are going to commute is the cost of fuel (likely to go up) and wear and tear on your vehicle? I think they figure the cost of wear and tear at something like $.32/mile - though it may be higher now. When my husband changed jobs - we saved about $50 week on fuel alone.
Now our situation is a little different because I go with my husband when he travels (he does 80% travel 20% telecommute). I can work from anywhere so the only added expense is my flights which we pay for ourselves. Don't know if that would work for you folks but we sure love it!