Just to add a bit of humour
I could not help but laugh at this part of your paragraph.
"now on foot walking to work still saving every penny I can, problem is I don’t know what route I should take...I see some people suggest"
when you mention what route you should take I thought you meant what route you should take to work. Lmao!
Its only when I thought for the third time, I arrived at what you meant.
Please don’t be offended. I am sorry in advance if what I wrote did offend you.