If you want to save money it helps to start with a stupidly long commute: mine is 48 miles one way. Then discover the local commuter buses (pass = $55/mo.) and ride the 9 miles to the nearest bus stop and back home from there. Longer rides home are optional -- just get off of the bus sooner.

Then discover that your employer will buy the bus pass for you, saving you that additional $55/mo. Wow. I'm commuting a hundred miles per day for free. I saved enough in gas money to buy a new Fargo (so much for free!) and that's considering that my main motor vehicle is an old, paid for BMW motorcycle that gets 45 mpg and only costs $175/year to insure. Parts $ sure add up quickly but it doesn't need much.

I have also pretty much quit running, so I no longer need to buy $$$ shoes every few months.

I don't want to move (the more obvious solution to the long commute) because I live in the woods and like it here.