If you seriously value happiness, then this decision should be an easy one. Buy the smaller home inside of the city. Research has shown that people adapt to various sized living spaces (and after living in my 400 sq. foot studio in Los Angeles I can vouch for this). People never truly adapt to long commutes however. In fact, most people find themselves increasingly frustrated at the time their commute robs from them keeping them from being with their family or pursuing other leisures.

Getting the smaller home will buy you something the large suburban one cannot provide. More free time.




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