Work in Calgary, live outside city

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Originally Posted by MitchM

We live in Water Valley and work in sw Calgary. Our commute is 1 1/4 - 1-1/2 hr each way. We basically traded what we were paying in taxes for vehicle costs.
If you have busy schedules with kids, that could be a challenge.
We've been doing it for 4 years now and love out country lifestyle/property way too much to go back.
It's not for everybody.
It's best if you have a flexible schedule, but during good weather our driving times are always within 5 or 10 minutes accuracy.

Mitch

That time is pretty much in par with what google map gives, so I'm hoping the same is true for myself. What times during the day do you make the commute?

I'm going to drive to my potential new property from work on Wednesday and see exactly how long it takes. I'm OK with the fact some days will suck, my work is flexible and on bad weather days people come in late and leave early.