Problem. Currently my monthly gas bill to get to work and back is costing me more than my monthly car payment and insurance COMBINED.

That's right:
40 miles one way.
80 miles a day.
400 miles a week.

Tack on another 50 for schmaltzy stuff and we're at a whopping 450 miles a week.

1,800 miles a MONTH.

I am perfectly capable of doing my job from home. Want proof? I did it nearly 4 days during the San Diego Wildfires. Will they let me work from home 1-2 days a week? Of course not.

I need a new job.