You can drive from Philly to Trenton or a similar station (takes ~30 minutes from NE Philly), then spend ~1 hr on NJ Transit. This makes the trip cost $15.50+gas, or $440 monthly.
i dont own a car. if owning a car was part of my every day life perhaps, but otherwise I'd have to factor in the price and costs of the car which are extreme
also the hour and a half is optimistic, parking walking overhead waiting for the train would probably again push time up
also the hour and a half is optimistic, parking walking overhead waiting for the train would probably again push time up