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So a few weeks back I commented on my drive to work getting much longer due to an office move. I thought I was going to be back on the market, but looks like we came to an agreement on 2 days in the office and three home.

That is better than my 4/1 currently and while the two days in office are going to be a bit rough with the evening commute being almost two hours the overall miles, driving and tolls will be less

Current - 64 miles round trip x 4 = 256 miles/week, $24 in tolls, 10 hours in the car
New - 84 miles round trip x 2 = 168 miles/week, $12 in tolls, 7 hours in the car

Could be worse I guess.

To everyone celebrating the holiday, have a wonderful few days and enjoy time off with the family. I just wrapped the last present and getting some last minute work stuff out. Dinner is at a restaurant tonight, and tomorrow I'll be cooking for the holiday and my wife's birthday.

Tom

Friend/co-worker of mine texted me a couple days ago asking about a quoted lease deal on a Rivian R1S.

He and his wife each has a Lexus (he has an RX and she has a GX). They tend to keep their cars for 10+ years, but he has been intrigued with EVs for a while.

The deal was in the $500’s/month and they offered him $18k for his RX. I figured that payment included the huge money down from his trade, which he confirmed, so I kindly pointed out what the effective payment is with that $18k down, which changed his perspective quite a bit (rightfully so).

Told him it wasn’t horrible considering the MSRP of the vehicle (something like $98k), and that if he loved the car then he should go for it.

Instead, he texts me today saying he was on his way to pick up a Tesla Model Y for $366/month and $0 down. Carmax is giving him that $18k for his RX. Smart choice.