Family of 5, 2 grade school kids and a baby, we go through at least $1000 a month. Shit is expensive.

No, because the PATH is right by my office.

$150 a week. My wife and I.

Isn't that only a 25 cent savings after PATH fare?

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For me small price to pay for tons more money to spend. Ideally I'll never have to cook a meal unless I actually desire to not just eat it but make it.

Aside from the usual (45/80/23, 1-9/78/Airport)?

Exit 145 Southbound GSP to 280. That high, narrow, curved ramp will never not freak me out

I rented at estling village in denville with 2 60# dogs. They even have a little dog park there and poop stations around.

Rents around $2500

About $60-70 per week and that’s for one person shopping at Aldi

$70-100 for two adults and two young kids. Used to be $70 a week before COVID but with inflation we’ve been hitting $100 sometimes.

You don’t need to ride septa to Trenton to wait for Amtrak. Amtrak stops at 30th street on its way to NY. (Unless you’re talking about taking NJ Transit from Trenton to NYC?)

That actually makes more sense tbh

I just wish it was easier to get from Philly to NY. For me to use Mass Transit from my home here in Atlantic County, I have to hop the NJT in Absecon, go to 30th street, ride Septa to Trenton, wait out in the open for Amtrak, and then ride that to NY.

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A lot of the highrises in Edgewater and North Bergen allow large dogs. My apartment in Bergen county didn’t specify breed or weight but had to approve him. He’s a 85lb American bully so I was concerned, I brought all kinds of receipts and references and also had him become my daughters emotional support animal.

I used to bring him to dog daycare at a place called Strut Your Pup in Guttenberg, they have dogs that come there for daycare daily and I would say 90% of their clientele are in apartments in North Bergen, Edgewater, Fort Lee, Cliffside and West New York. They also do pet taxis where they pick up and drop off like 40 dogs each day about half of them large breeds. If I were you I would call them and ask them if they could give you a list of the apartment complexes they routinely pickup large dogs from.

Me neither. I live too close.

I commuted from Belmar to lower Manhattan by train and it took 2:20 each way on a good day. Then I started taking the bus from the Monmouth rest area on the parkway. It was $30 less per week and took 1:40.

I liked rail - very smooth ride, comfortable and quiet. But losing an extra 1:20 of my life per day, nearly 7 hours a week, was just nuts.

Also half the stores are closed on Sundays lmao

Also it’s not available everywhere you’d like it to be. So sometimes it involves lots of walking to bus stops to finish your journey

I used to only take the train but now I prefer the bus. 100% agree the zone system and route maps are confusing. I can get to my destination fine but coming back usually I land a little farther from home than i’d like… i just need to do more research

Single, no pets, mostly vegetarian, probably $80-$100/week. But I don't want to talk about my grocery bill when I have to buy olive oil.

I do an annual/once every two years sanity-check with Claudia Mott at https://eponafs.com/ -she's very intelligent, patient, and honest. She's a fiduciary, so she doesn't get any kickbacks from selling a particular product or other.

80-110 a week in Hamilton

As a married couple, we go every other week and pay between $60-$100 each time. The trick is to buy things on sale and then take the time to eat what you have before you buy more of it. As for personal cleansing items and paper products, we get them at CVS for free by rolling coupons and extra care bucks.