By: SavingFreak
We could all greatly reduce our gas consumption by changing the way we drive. Just focusing on accelerating slowly and trying to keep your speed consistently around 45 mph will make a huge difference...
View ArticleBy: valleycat1
Re comment #1 – if I were to maintain a 45mph speed in my normal daily driving, either I’d be creating a hazard by being way below the limit (& even more below the speed a lot of people here drive...
View ArticleBy: Andrew
Don’t move to be closer to your workplace unless you are certain, beyond any doubt, that your job is secure and will remain so. Don’t move to be closer to your workplace unless you love your job and...
View ArticleBy: AndreaS
Over a period of a few months my daughter and her husband shelled out a total of $3500 in repairs, one repair at a time, on their two older paid-for cars. It’s hard to guess if “this” is the last big...
View ArticleBy: Johanna
So, now that you don’t have to commute to your old workplace anymore, have you even thought about moving closer to Sarah’s workplace? There are benefits to having a short commute that go beyond paying...
View ArticleBy: Jacq
#5 – it isn’t that black and white I’m going through that decision process and dilemma with a 2 hour daily commute that I actually don’t mind since I take public transportation. It provides an...
View ArticleBy: Diane
#4 AndreaS – While your comment seems thoughtful and well researched, I couldn’t help but noticing you were speaking about a grown woman with a husband and two children, not, say a young college...
View ArticleBy: Gretchen
We all know it’s so easy to change careers and sell houses today. This is one of those posts where I think “you have no concept of reality.” Johanna’s point actually makes more sense because of the...
View ArticleBy: Cathleen
#7 it struck me as odd as well. Each to his/her own but I would be annoyed if my mother not only inserted herself in that way but then also posted about it in a public forum. But maybe I am just too...
View ArticleBy: Johanna
@Jacq: I didn’t say it was black and white. What I said was “Have you even thought about moving?” not “You need to move, and that’s that.” They may have good reasons for not wanting to move. But it...
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#7. My daughter had previously invited my input on what to do about her car situation. I did the number crunching one evening after we had discussed it, and showed her what I figured out the next time...
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#10 Johanna – yes, I see your point after I re-read the post. I was probably focusing too much on my own situation while reading the post and that colored my thinking. I don’t think that 35 minutes...
View ArticleBy: valleycat1
I’m with Johanna on this (!). Trent & Sarah are looking for a large country property to build their dream home on. It’s a good bet that isn’t going to be found a lot closer to a school she can work...
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jacq #12 – The amount of time really isn’t the issue here, it’s the miles. A half-hour drive in a more rural setting, as where we live, is a 30-mile or more distance. I used to drive a 45-minute...
View ArticleBy: Kai
Gretchen (#8), It’s meant as a general idea – certainly there are times when it is more or less applicable due to the markets. It’s pretty reasonable for anyone to consider, and that’s all I read out...
View ArticleBy: Charles Cohn
I’m retired and am driving a gas guzzler — a 2008 Chevrolet Express full-size van equipped with a full-size bed for travel. A few years ago I was involved in a collision (not my fault) in an earlier...
View ArticleBy: Roberta
“If you drive to work five days a week for forty-eight weeks a year” – are you assuming four weeks off a year? That much vacation time is out of the ordinary for most people, I think. One week at the...
View ArticleBy: Johanna
Roberta, are you assuming no paid holidays like Thanksgiving or Christmas? If you get 10 holidays plus two weeks paid vacation, there’s your four weeks.
View ArticleBy: Maria
#16 … I also feel uneasy and less safe in a small car and choose to drive a larger vehicle. I drive 38 miles to work about 3 days a week ( ..very nice county drive with no traffic). I used to drive an...
View ArticleBy: jim
Americans get 3 weeks vacation average with 5 years experience. After 20 years the average is 4 weeks. Of course it varies by occupation and industry.
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