I used to laugh with an older friend of mine who had 3 pairs of glasses.
A pair for reading, a pair for driving and a pair for looking at tv.
Now I am experiencing the same craziness for myself.
My sight problem includes needing a correct prescription for a high resolution computer screen, a pair for reading and a pair for distance.
I have tried bifocal contacts, but bifocal contacts didn't fit/work correctly for me.
It might take a little getting used to because progressive lenses don't give you quite as big of a field of view in the center of the lens.
I don't think I've ever heard of a person not thinking that progressives were worth it.
If you aren't sold on the idea, another option is a trifocal, but you don't get quite the versatility with that as you do with a progressive.
A progressive will give you a wide range of close distances that you can see clearly and a trifocal will only give you 2.