The shift ends after the bus
Training 1895 minutestravel cost
An extra shift pays $30. It ends after the last bus. A taxi home costs $18.
Training goal: Compare earnings after unavoidable travel
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1. This scene has no other extra costs.
- $12 remains
- $30 remains because travel is separate
- The shift loses $18
2. You can finish earlier for $24 and take a safe $3 bus home.
- Choose $30 solely by gross pay
- Ignore the bus because it is cheap
- $21 remains, which is $9 more
3. A colleague offers a ride but does not yet know their schedule.
- Choose an unsafe route to avoid paying
- Keep a funded fallback route
- Treat travel as settled
4. Shifts become regular. Shared transport becomes available on a fixed schedule.
- Recalculate monthly cost and reliability
- Keep the old calculation forever
- Buy a pass before work dates are confirmed
What you will learn
- Travel reduces shift earnings
- Lower pay can leave more
- A safe fallback route belongs in the plan
Your real-life step
Before an extra shift, compare the surplus after an actual route home.
Questions and answers
Always choose the cheapest transport?
No. Safety, availability and time matter too.
Should the normal commute count?
Compare incremental costs and state which costs are already unavoidable.
Is a promised ride guaranteed savings?
Only with confirmed terms, and a disruption fallback is still needed.
More trainings in this module
- Efficiency with a price tag
- Six portions, four dinners
- A pass that goes unused
- Repair buys useful months
- A higher bill, or more use?
- A large pack, a small saving
Numbers are illustrative. A game, not financial advice.