Originally Posted by
BicycleBicycle
I met someone today that does not have a car by choice.
I was wondering, for those of you people who can actually afford cars, and are getting older, or are old why do you not have a car?
You would figure that as we get older, becoming carfree would be harder. However, those of us who live in transit rich communities can avoid the hardship altogether. Those who are bicycle dependent will have it harder no question.
Since I'm older, the peer pressure to own a car is gone. It's liberating to be at the point of your life where you can remove the second biggest household expense and not have to worry what other people think. I cut the cable cord years ago and it was just as liberating. You would think losing car ownership would restrict my travel but that's all I do during the weekend.
At this point, I'm actually too broke to own a car. I own a house and there's no way my income can support a new car and a mortgage. I cringe of the thought of having to make those monthly car payments.