What do you want out of life? Can the extra money minus the extra time purchase you what you want out of life? If the money purchases what makes you happy, will you have the time to spend enjoying what you purchased? Will the job fulfill you and make your life worth living to you? Or would you be happier to spend the time with friends and family and/or hobby? Most of us find out that when we get something we really think will make us happy, that we are happy only for a short time. Then we think something else will make us happy and go for that. In the end, when the options are short, we find that we really didn't get anywhere toward our happiness with all our purchases and worries about purchasing and protecting what we purchased. Weigh the value of your decisions towards its contribution to your lasting happiness. PS. I've commuted for between 1 and 3 hours for most of my career. It wasn't worth it. I'm no further ahead than I was 2 decades ago. I'd have been better off living in a trailer in the country, and living a less expensive life-style.