A year out from the start of work from home during the pandemic, I was thinking how life and expenses will change once I start going back to work every day downtown

A year out from the start of work from home during the pandemic, I was thinking how life and expenses will change once I start going back to work every day downtown …

  • Less free time as I will have to commute, no opportunity to work with my hotspot and phone up in the woods
  • I won’t be doing my morning walks any more, although on nice days when I don’t have to dress up for work, I’ll be walking down to the express bus stop
  • I will once again have the cost of bus fare, which is around 54 bucks a month with my bus card
  • Late nights at work won’t just be from home, but instead I will have to be downtown and then waiting for the bus in the evening all sleepy eyed and hungry
  • I will drop my hotspot / enhanced mobile data plan on my phone, which will save around 17 or 18 a month
  • I will be walking down to the library or the park a few nights a week when I want to get Internet with my laptop
  • I won’t be able to watch videos on my phone without the enhanced plan, so I’ll have to download them on my laptop or do other activities in the evening
  • I will have to start packing lunches, as I won’t be able to make them by just going down to my kitchen
  • No more driving down to the library to get internet from the safety of my truck – I’ll be able to walk down there and work inside or on the park bench
  • I will spend less on electricity and heat because I won’t be home every day
Map: Cowee State Forest
Map: New York State Manufacturing Employee Salary
SVGZ Graphic: 2022 Percentage of Workers that are Union Members
SVGZ Graphic: Average Wage in New York State
SVGZ Graphic: Change in the Number of Jobs, April 2022 vs April 2012
SVGZ Graphic: Change in Union Membership, 2020 to 2021
SVGZ Graphic: Computer System Anaylsts Median Annual Wage
SVGZ Graphic: Largest Major Employment Sector
SVGZ Graphic: LAUS - Peak Year of Employment by County
SVGZ Graphic: Managers Median Annual Wage
SVGZ Graphic: Manufacturing Median Wage
SVGZ Graphic: Median Average Wage of Foresters
SVGZ Graphic: Median Average Wage of Tax Preparers
SVGZ Graphic: New York State Unemployment Rate - 2011 through 2024
SVGZ Graphic: Number of Babies Born in the United States
SVGZ Graphic: NYS Labor Force, Changes 2011-2022
SVGZ Graphic: Office of Lawyers Median Wage
SVGZ Graphic: Percent Change in Jobs, 1990 vs 2019
SVGZ Graphic: Percent Change in Total Employed, April 2022 vs April 2012
SVGZ Graphic: Percent of Employees that are Cashiers
SVGZ Graphic: Percent of Population that Works in Construction
SVGZ Graphic: Percentage Change in Jobs
SVGZ Graphic: Persons who Walk to Work
SVGZ Graphic: State Minimum Wage, 1968-2022
SVGZ Graphic: unemployment-rate2025-09-01
SVGZ Graphic: Year of Peak Employment by County
Thematic Map: Median Yearly Wages
Thematic Map: Percent of Employment as Fast Food Workers
Photo: A first draft of what my dream home would look like
Photo: Just another day in the office ...
Photo: Got my new aerial photo hung up in the office
Photo: Darn it's raining out

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