A less obvious thing to keep in mind about working a job that is a 90 minute commute each way, is wear and tear on your car.
I have almost as long of a commute each day for my work, and the commute itself doesn't bother me, and even the gas cost didn't bother me that much, but I was putting so many miles on my car that the wear and tear was costing me a fortune every year. It can get really, really expensive to put 30k+ miles on a car every year. And if your car breaks down, it's a REALLY big problem because it'll be impossible to find alternative transportation to work. Can't really ask your friends to drop you off at or pick you up from work, when it's 3 hours out of their way each time. And Uber is out of the question. Public transportation might work but it would probably turn your 90 minute commute into a 180 minute commute.
My point is, you'll need a car that's both reliable, AND inexpensive to maintain. Otherwise, the salary increase from this job could likely ultimately net you less money.
Also factor in the value loss in your car when you put 30k+ miles on it every year. It's likely reducing the car's value by thousands of dollars every year beyond its normal rate of depreciation. If you start with a brand new car today, in 4 years you could very well have 120k+ miles on the odometer, which for some cars is considered nearly "end of life."
Not that I am making this as a recommendation, because it's not for everyone, but my long daily commute is why I have 2 cars. One of them gets poor gas mileage and costs a fortune to maintain, but it's "fun", and quite frankly I need a fun car in my life to be happy. Then I also have my daily commuter, which has a ridiculously good 100k-mile warranty, 5x better gas mileage than my first car, and cheap to maintain even after the warranty is up.
Most importantly though, since I can't rely on public transportation, friends, or Uber to get me to and from work every day, having 2 cars ensures that if one of them needs unexpected repairs, I won't miss any work. As a matter of fact, one of them is in the shop as we speak, and I'm not the least bit stressed out about it, because I can still get myself to work just fine.
Hopefully that all gives you something to think about. The long commute could work for you, but I just want to make sure you keep those things in mind when you're deciding whether or not the extra income is worth it. For me, it is... but it isn't for everyone.
Total Loan Balance: $43k / $65k
Total SL: $78kDefinitely take the job, and don't rule out moving halfway inbetween it and where you live now (to split the commute with your SO, so to speak.)
A 4 day workweek really helps on the commuting front and makes 90 min each way considerably more doable.
Another idea to keep in mind is budget hotels near the new job. I was living 60-70 miles and 1-3 hours away from my job (depending on NYC traffic) for all of 2018. I also have a 4 day workweek, so I'd drive in on the first day of work, check into a hotel that night for 3 nights, check out on the 4th morning and go to work and then head back home that night. Threw it all on a travel card with 4x points and booked on Hotels.com for every 10th night free.
It's not for the faint of heart and I was VERY happy to secure a reasonable apartment close to work in Jan 2019, but it did the trick 
A $50 hotel becomes a lot less expensive when you subtract out 3 hours of driving, gas, and wear on your vehicle.
We are definetly looking in to moving closer to the Area where I would be going to work. I'm trying to think short term and long term. She is out of the USAF in 2022. We will not be staying in this area, cost of living is INSANE! Plus we either wanna move back home to Alabama or move back to Colorado where we were before.
That being said my history with the Auto Industry and what I can do will pretty much land me a job anywhere I decide to go. With what I'm doing now which is warehousing...eh no that much.
The boss told me here he would bump me to $17 an hour in 3 more months...okay not bad. But still working 55 hours per week would put me at $1062 gross per week. 4 weeks in a month on average is $4248. That's working at least 5 days a week 11 hour days, but more than likely i'm only gonna be getting 10 hours per day so I'm gonna have to work every Saturday to make that average.
New job will be $3500 base sallary paid twice a month and comission check which Like I said before I use to alway average $5500 a month in the car buisness. If I put my nose to the grindstone I can probrably pull out a bit more. All while only working 4 days a week instead of 5-6.
The drive right now makes it hard but the 3 day weekend that I would have would make it worth it I believe because I would be able to enjoy time with Her more and the 1 day off during the other weeks would allow for some downtime or even a way to start bringing in some MORE Income.
Our rent went up and I have debt to pay off....I need the $$$
@Anonymous wrote:Definitely take the job, and don't rule out moving halfway inbetween it and where you live now (to split the commute with your SO, so to speak.)
A 4 day workweek really helps on the commuting front and makes 90 min each way considerably more doable.
Another idea to keep in mind is budget hotels near the new job. I was living 60-70 miles and 1-3 hours away from my job (depending on NYC traffic) for all of 2018. I also have a 4 day workweek, so I'd drive in on the first day of work, check into a hotel that night for 3 nights, check out on the 4th morning and go to work and then head back home that night. Threw it all on a travel card with 4x points and booked on Hotels.com for every 10th night free.
It's not for the faint of heart and I was VERY happy to secure a reasonable apartment close to work in Jan 2019, but it did the trick