Despite several strong months of new-car sales in a row, the average American is driving less and less each year. Drivers …
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How Much You Spend Each Year on Coffee, Gas, Christmas, Pets, Beer, and More
A new report estimates that the average American worker drops nearly $1,100 annually on coffee. That’s not much less than what the average worker spends to commute to the job.
We Pay More to Drive Than We Spend on Taxes
By the time the costs of gas, insurance, tolls, parking, and car payments are added up, the average American family spends more on driving than on health insurance or taxes. And for the bulk of society—those who use cars every …
3 Electric Cars You Can Buy Soon (And 3 That’ll Blow Your Mind)
For American drivers interested in electric vehicles, the options have been limited. The only true EV currently sold in the marketplace is the Nissan Leaf, and until recently it’s only been available in a handful of states. The …
Celebrate the Quasi-Holidays: Give Something Away, Bike to Work
‘Tis the season to bring your clutter to the curb and offer it to the masses for free. It’s also the time of year to dust off your two-wheeler, pump up the tires, oil the chain, and—if it’s even in the realm of possibility—pedal your bicycle to work.
Save Thousands in Commuting Costs this Year—and Get in Shape at the Same Time
Friday, May 21, is Bike to Work Day, which celebrates the end of Bike Week, all of which of course takes place during May, a.k.a. National Bike Month. It may be too late for you to ride your bike to work today, but you can change your commuting habits any day—and start saving as much as $5,000 annually in the process.
My car is disgusting
I drive around in a used 1998 Toyota Camry. It ain’t pretty. Last week I scraped the front right fender on our narrow garage opening. Its white exterior is plastered with bird poo. And the interior–whoa, mama. The floor is crusted with bits of pretzel, animal cookie and curled-up art projects. The back seat is sticky. Somewhere in the …
I Don’t Floss on My Commute
…but this guy does. Check out this treatise on InsideHigherEd.com by a professor who lives in Pittsburgh about why he loves his 120 mile commute. He’s tired of defending his reasons for taking a job so far away:
Sometimes my inquisitors are mollified by these justifications; more often they still seem to doubt my veracity and/or my
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