Originally Posted by Roody
If you don't have a car at all, the savings will be enormous. Going carfree will potentially save you more than $5,000 a year, or a quarter million dollars over your lifetime. You'll also be doing a lot of good for your health and the planet. Man I wish I'd put aside a quarter million dollars for my retirement. With good investment, I'd be a millionaire by now.
I use my savings to fuel a cigarette and whiskey habit that's probably around 8K a year. The up side is that I probably don't have to think about retirement...