Originally Posted by wphamilton

I've noticed the same thing after almost three years at this job. My theory is they've just gotten used to it, at work anyway. But by coincidence I got a dumb comment this morning when I stopped at a convenience store on the way in, the first in recent memory.

That many miles I'd think you've done better than break even on gas. For total cost of driving the IRS thinks it's 56.5 cents per mile this year, up from about 35 cents a decade ago, 31.5 in 1997. I don't know earlier than that, so guessing 35 cents as the average (close enough for government work ) you've saved over $17,500, which puts you up over $12,000! You're doing pretty well I'd say.

ps, if you include saving from the extra trips you might have taken, were you driving instead, it would be way more. Probably more than double that, given the number of miles people drive around locally in general.