So you’ve finally settled into your new job after graduating from Wisconsin Iowa Polytechnical State and your commute is longer than you had hoped for.

Sure it took you five and a half years to graduate with your bachelors in business administration, but those years pale in comparison to the 90 minutes you spend in your car transporting yourself to and from entry level data management role. Luckily, I have some tips to ease the stress for your daily commute:

1.) Listen to podcasts

Podcasts are a great way to pass the time, especially when contemplating the emotional impact your death via a car collision would have on your loved ones. I suggest listening to The Dave Ramsey Show, that way you can accurately allocate your $1168.86 paycheck towards your crippling $48220.00 worth of student loan debt. Wisconsin Iowa Polytechnical State wasn’t cheap and neither was the sick scoot-scoot moped you bought your junior year 

Moped: $750

Feeling your bro’s warm embrace while you go 35 in a 45: Priceless

2.) Practice holding in your farts

This is a skill that all people WANT but most aren’t will to WORK for. Start stretching and compressing your sphincter as soon as you put your car in reverse.

By the end of the month, your lack of flatulence/tight sphincter will be the talk of the workspace. Hello corner office.

3.) Pound your fist into the steering wheel

A common complaint among office personnel is that they don’t have enough spare time to work out. Solution? Continually pound your fists into your steering wheel. This builds both finger strength and mental strength.

Need to bang out that data report ASAP? Draw on your experience from pounding your fists into your steering wheel like you’re Beatrix Kiddo in Kill Bill Vol.2 trying to break a board from three inches away. A little bit of knuckle blood never stopped someone making less than $40,000 a year.

4.) Catch up on your sleep

5.) Call your loved ones

Call your parents and tell them that you are contemplating moving back home because “I don’t even get home until 6:15pm because my commute is so bad.”.

Call your ex too just to tell them that you miss them. “I spend all 90 minutes in the car just thinking about you babes xoxo.” *send to voicemail*.

Ask your grandparents for money to help with the student loans again. I’m sure they don’t remember the first time anyway.

Overall, just let the people around you know that you are #GoingThroughIt as much as possible. I guarantee that they enjoy hearing about it just as much as you hate your own existence.