I love my new apartment I love my new location but I'm only okay with the thirty minute commute. Half-an-hour isn't a big deal, especially when gas prices are relatively low but as I get into my routine I figuring out ways to cut down on my driving.
There is a commuter bus but taking it would require me leaving work 40 minutes early, something I don't think my employer will allow. I've also not found anyone at work that lives near me.
But I'm certainly not giving up. I see other cars headed in the same directions at the same time as me. There has to be a way.
I've put an ad on Craigslist to find other people my situation I am also going to talk to my boss next week about working in a different office closer to my house one day a week. I have some good reasons besides saving myself some money which would actually benefit the company.
Even if I would only save myself a trip or two a week, the savings will be substantial.
Until I figure it out, I am trying to stay put on the weekends since everything I “need” is within walking distance (grocery store, hardware store, laundromat, pub, restaurants). Well, except for this weekend where I will see normally far-flung friends and family who are staying half an hour away. Hmm…I'll have to start this next weekend.
Meanwhile, have you found an inventive way to save money in your commute? They haven't been other way that I can find buddies to commute with?
Nicole you are not going to like this comment. The Jimmy Carter rules of conservation won’t yield bounty. One can not conserve their way to prosperity. As an example, if that were true, all the tips for saving fuel while using your car such as maintaining proper tire inflation, driving under 55 mph, getting tune ups, and a hundred other gas saving tips we hear daily, 10% here 5% there etc., we would have to drain gas out of over flowing tanks every night. Hey kids, a hot tip; it don’t work that way.
What we need to do press the peddle down, get more productive, drill more holes, build more nukes, work smarter, get that income stream flowing stronger, and cut government spending. Do you realize that if you could cut your taxes by 20%, you get that 20% to spend where it will do the most good for your self. Could you use a 20% rise this week… No, I didn’t think so.
U.Bull
Have you reached out on Facebook or LinkedIn? You may know someone who knows someone who wants to share a ride. Maybe you could try forming a commuter group on Facebook. Have you asked your Twitter followers? I have a theory that social media is a good way to connect commuters.
Good luck.
How about posting a flyer in the breakroom where you work? I work in a big building and I see posters like that all the time.