Originally Posted by
wahoonc
In many parts of the country you have to have a car to get to and from work.
Which parts of the country would those be? I've lived in ND, MI, MN, AZ, NJ, and CA, and never found it necessary to use a car to get to work and/or school. Sure, if you choose to live 50 miles from where you work and there's no public transit then it becomes a problem. But it's generally possible to find housing closer than that to places of employment.