Three-hour commute: NJ woman says long ride is worth it to build her dream

For Shea Guerrero, it's a commute she says she has to make. I try to get on the 644. If not, I get on the 710 because I'll still make it to work on time. But it's an hour 30 minutes each way. That's three hours a day just getting there and back. So she looks to make every minute count. And I also do my full makeup routine on the train every day because I have to be time efficient. So this bag comes everywhere with me. From Long Branch, Shea takes the train into New York and then walks nearly a mile to her corporate fashion job. She says the commute, though, doesn't just take time. Paying $150 a week just to go into the city three days a week, it's really crazy. It's a commute that takes hours of her day, but Shea says those hours are helping her build something of her own. I learned a lot of things there that I never would unless I was hands-on doing what I'm doing, and all those things, I think, are so helpful to apply to my small business. Shea owns the Maynard Collective in Ocean Grove, and while the boutique is where she makes her money, her corporate job gives her experience she says she can bring back to her own store. Hi everyone it's currently 7:45. I just got back from the city. I just got off the train and as you can see I have a big rack of new arrivals behind me. So I'm going to re-merchandise the store. I have to steam them and put price tags and everything so come with me. Okay so I didn't get through steaming. It's actually pretty late. The end goal is to just somehow sustainably run my own business full-time. There's definitely days where I get home and I'm just like how am I supposed to do this tomorrow, but I just do. So for Shay, the commute is the price she's willing to pay for a future she's building herself. Do I want to sit on the train for three hours of my day just to get to work? Like, no, who would want to do that? Nobody. But it's necessary. Like, you have to. In Midtown, Amanda Eustace, News 12, New Jersey.