Originally Posted by KiLlMuNcH
I drive for a living, but ride my bike to work, and around town. but with me second child on the way (my first about to turn 2), im wondering how i can keep on living my simple lifestyle. im going to need to take my daughter to school, which is about 8 miles, and im going to need to pick up more slack around here while my wife recuops. so basically im asking how do you people with kids keep it simple??
It's amazing how in 2007, one needs to buy a car when having children. However, this was not the case 30 or 40 years ago.
My father had five kids and didn't buy a car until 1978. We lived in a neighborhood that had friends close by who could baby sit for us. As we grew up, my brothers and sisters walked or took the bus to school. Shopping involved talking a cart to the supermarket 15 blocks away. Things were much simpler.
Today, raising kids requires a car purchase. How sad.