Hi All,


This is off topic, but I'm hoping list moderators will indulge me 
because I'm not sure where to take this question.


In a nutshell, I'd like to know how people get to work without spending 
a lot of money.


Right now, I work in town, going to different job sites every day. I 
have a driver, who's actually a retired family member. I don't pay this 
person beyond lunch and other odds and ends, but I do cover car expenses.


I'm thinking about applying for a regular nine-to-five job. It's in the 
next town over, thirty-five miles away. The location is outside my 
driver's comfort zone though she says she's willing to do it if I need 
her to. So I'm trying to figure out what else I can do.


* public transportation isn't an option because the job is in the next 
town over.


* I tried using fare calculators on ride services like Uber and Lift, 
but it sounds like I would be spending about forty percent of my 
take-home pay on transportation.


* paratransit doesn't work because these services famously have a 
two-hour window for pick-ups and drop-offs, which is a bit broad for 
work. In this case, there are the added complications of needing to 
cross a county line and needing to have a qualifying income.


* I know someone who worked a deal out with a Lift driver. Basically, 
the driver takes him to and from work everyday off the books for a lower 
price. I could do this, but it would take a little while to get to know 
the driver in order to approach the topic.


* Ideally, I would find someone at work who lives in town and would 
drive me at least part way (e.g., we could meet at a corner that is on 
this person's way, even if I have to get there via public transportation 
or my driver). But again, it would take a while to develop enough of a 
relationship with my coworkers to make this happen.


Any other suggestions or experiences that might help me brain-storm how 
to get to work on time without going broke?


Thanks, and again, I apologize for being off topic.


Ciao


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