I commute 6 hours per day and don't want to move "because I'm a fanatical skier, I live half an hour away from a chair lift." I might have gone with: move 30 minutes from work, and then get to ski/spend an extra 22 hours a week with my family.

I can't believe people don't put more value into a short commute when buying their houses. Why do people say "I could get an extra 1000 square feet of house for my money" instead of "I can do what I want with an extra 10% of my life by living closer to work"?