Originally Posted by
chefisaac
I will post pictures of my commuter later in the week. Working on a few things.
I dont much listen to my wife anyway. Once I am set in what I want to do, I just do it.
I know I will save money (feel better, have fun, and be healthy). I dont know how much money but I know it will be cheaper versus driving. I have gottan everything I pretty much need. Its amazing what you cna get when your wife is traveling for a few months!
Maybe we will go down to one car too. That might be a long term goal.
Use the calculator I linked to. It really helps convince the bean counters...I'm married to one too. Here's my case: I own my truck and I like having it for trips other than to and from work (my wife's car wouldn't do too well for fishing and camping) so I don't have a payment. But from the calculator, it would cost me $460/month or $5500/year if I drove every day. This year I am currently bicycle commuting at an 81% level (>4 days/week). That drops me to $84/month or $1000/year. I save $4500/year or $375/month. Any bean counter worth their salt would kill for that kind of cost savings.
And I save about 3 tons of CO2/year.