by Erin Burt, Contributing Editor, Kiplinger.com

除了薪水、福利待遇，工作地点和交通状况也是选择工作时要考虑的因素，而且是很重要的因素。

2. Location. 工作地点

Tempting¹ as it may be to launch your career in Boston, New York, Los Angeles or San Francisco, you may find it just as rewarding -- and a heck of a lot cheaper -- to look beyond the bright lights and high rents of those meccas for twenty somethings. By considering locations with a lower cost of living such as Atlanta, Minneapolis or Austin, Tex., your paycheck dollars will stretch further. 在波斯顿、纽约、洛杉矶或三藩市开展职业生涯也许令人心动，但是，你会发现对二十来岁的人来说，那些不那么热门的、房租不太贵的城市也一样是不错的选择。可以考虑如亚特兰大，明尼阿波利斯市，或德州奥斯丁这样生活成本较低的地区，那么你的收入就会更经用。

3. Commute². 上班交通

This may not seem like a big deal at first, but fluctuating gas prices can impact your budget if you've got a long commute -- not to mention sitting in traffic can get old really fast. Commuters take 25 minutes, on average, to get to work each day, according to the Census³ Bureau. If they take just as long to get home, they're spending more than four hours a week getting to and from their jobs, or more than 200 hours a year. But time isn't the only factor: Consider how stressful the commute is, too. Will you be forced to travel congested side streets or is there a more free-flowing route to the office? Is public transportation an option? Make sure you add up the cost of any bus fare, parking fees or tolls⁴. 交通初听上去也许不是一个大问题，但是，如果你通勤距离很长；那么波动的汽油价格会对你的预算开支有影响——更不用说被夹在车流中真的很容易让人更快变老。根据统计局数据，人们每天上班平均要花25分钟。如果下班时也要花一样的时间，那么每周光上下班就要花去四个多小时，一年就要花去200多个小时。但是时间并不是唯一的因素：想想看这会带来多大的精神压力吧。在去公司的路上，你是愿意被迫挤上拥塞的小路，还是想有一条更通畅的路？可以选择公共交通吗？确保你把公车车票，停车费或道路费都一起算进来。(to be continued)