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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just curious, what general area is the in-laws house?  Is the commute by train, bus, driving?  Something to think about is that the trains and buses run on express schedules in certain windows of time. If you work late you could be stuck on a local which would extend your commute time.  And if you plan to drive in, well, that is its own special hell.  [/quote]

The commute is by train (1 hr 20 mins on a good day) AND driving (20 mins on a good day) because my in laws don't live near the train station. We would have to park a car at the train station for my husband to use (he would be commuting into the city too) and then he would either come pick me up when I get home or I would take a taxi.  Yea, this is sounding crazy.[/quote]

So very northern Westchester?  Or Putnam?  Honestly, yes, it is crazy.  You can't live that far out and have a finance job with the schedule you are looking at.   The commute alone is a reason not to do it, which doesn't even touch the potential problems living with your IL's could bring up.  If they lived in Queens, I'd think it was worth considering, but not that far out.  They are just too far away for this to be a realistic plan.

If you want to save money, maybe consider living in lower Westchester and commuting in from there?  Your rent would be much less, and if my guess was right, your in-laws would be close enough to help out at least occasionally.   I'm in Westchester myself right now. There are a large number of apartments near the Scarsdale station.  You could look into Bronxville, or Hartsdale.   I'm sure there are other spots worth considering that I'm not familiar with.   City-data.com forums would probably have some ideas for you.[/quote]

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