I moved to a part of Chicago where parking is very expensive. I got rid of my car. I thought I'd need it far more than I did. The ~$500 a month I spent on the loan/insurance/gas/basic maintenance plus $200-300 for a spot (in addition to any other parking when you go places) is just an insane expense compared to the $2.25 train ride that gets me most places and $800/month covers plenty of $20 rideshares for areas not covered by public transit.
Most rides we'd take in NYC would cost at least 40-60 a ride. That gets blown really quickly when you visit family every other week, and have to take a kid to sports practices a couple of times a week.
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I moved to a part of Chicago where parking is very expensive. I got rid of my car. I thought I'd need it far more than I did. The ~$500 a month I spent on the loan/insurance/gas/basic maintenance plus $200-300 for a spot (in addition to any other parking when you go places) is just an insane expense compared to the $2.25 train ride that gets me most places and $800/month covers plenty of $20 rideshares for areas not covered by public transit.
Most rides we'd take in NYC would cost at least 40-60 a ride. That gets blown really quickly when you visit family every other week, and have to take a kid to sports practices a couple of times a week.