My car I bought and paid for, over 10 years ago, is now sold and gone. She ran well, nothing wrong with her, but realized over the last year that I hadn’t been using it all thanks to decent bus service and my e-scooter.
In fact, turns out I haven’t even had it registered for years, I had forgotten to! It’s been sitting for so long out of nostalgia and fear that I would need it again someday.
Writing from the bus now, which I paid a few bucks for, I realized how much I was wasting by owning a car. $700 every 6 months, plus when it was registered that was another $600 a year. My total bus bill for the last year was $200.
We still have one car, but I’m excited! I think I’m going to use the money from the sale to buy an ebike!
Anyway, I just wanted to say it is possible, in north America no less.
Definitely sounds like a good rule. Heck, only thing keeping me where I’m currently at is because it’s close to family but like…it’s not really doing us as much good as we thought? So more and more I’m torn between moving somewhere that’s less…let’s just say problematic politically, or staying here to attempt change. Either way, public transport gonna suck cuz or the area.