Comments on: Gas Price Hikes Make Dropping The Commute Very Attractive http://www.solosmarts.com/gas-price-hikes-make-dropping-the-commute-very-attractive/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:19:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jennifer Knox http://www.solosmarts.com/gas-price-hikes-make-dropping-the-commute-very-attractive/comment-page-1/#comment-51663 Jennifer Knox Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:59:57 +0000 http://www.wahmtalkradio.com/blog/gas-price-hikes-make-dropping-the-commute-very-attractive/#comment-51663 We live really close to all of our shopping and errand places, which is so nice for day to day things, but my family lives 45 minutes away which is really becoming a problem lately. We're planning to move closer to them to help alleviate the travel issue, and with gas prices lately we can't move soon enough! There are weeks, with working from home, where I don't leave the house for five days at a time simply because I've started pooling all of my errands into one trip one day a week to save time and gas. And we put off buying an SUV...my husband and I both drive Saturns (his a sport coupe, mine a four-door sedan) which thankfully are easy on the gas. Gotta love working at home though....at least one of us is parking the car most of the week. <em>Jennifer Knox's last blog post..<a href='http://www.automaticmoms.com/automatic-shopping/super-easy-personalized-gift-engraved-cake-pans/'>Super Easy Personalized Gift: Engraved Cake Pans</a></em> We live really close to all of our shopping and errand places, which is so nice for day to day things, but my family lives 45 minutes away which is really becoming a problem lately. We’re planning to move closer to them to help alleviate the travel issue, and with gas prices lately we can’t move soon enough! There are weeks, with working from home, where I don’t leave the house for five days at a time simply because I’ve started pooling all of my errands into one trip one day a week to save time and gas. And we put off buying an SUV…my husband and I both drive Saturns (his a sport coupe, mine a four-door sedan) which thankfully are easy on the gas.

Gotta love working at home though….at least one of us is parking the car most of the week.

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]]> By: Tishia Lee http://www.solosmarts.com/gas-price-hikes-make-dropping-the-commute-very-attractive/comment-page-1/#comment-51660 Tishia Lee Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:19:38 +0000 http://www.wahmtalkradio.com/blog/gas-price-hikes-make-dropping-the-commute-very-attractive/#comment-51660 I about died when I saw the gas prices reach $3.45 the other day! Just one more reason that I'm reminded how much of a blessing it is to work from home!!! <em>Tishia Lee's last blog post..<a href='http://tishialee.com/2008/2008-edition-of-getting-to-know-your-friends/'>2008 Edition of Getting to Know Your Friends</a></em> I about died when I saw the gas prices reach $3.45 the other day! Just one more reason that I’m reminded how much of a blessing it is to work from home!!!

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]]> By: Heather http://www.solosmarts.com/gas-price-hikes-make-dropping-the-commute-very-attractive/comment-page-1/#comment-51659 Heather Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:49:22 +0000 http://www.wahmtalkradio.com/blog/gas-price-hikes-make-dropping-the-commute-very-attractive/#comment-51659 Yeah, these gas prices are ridiculous. Here it is about $3.45/gallon, and I mean that had jumped about $0.45 in just ONE week. I am so glad I don't have to commute, but I do a lot driving around town doing errands and going to the gym, but I have even cut back on that, it's just not worth the exspense. <em>Heather's last blog post..Girly Blog Designz: Take #4</em> Yeah, these gas prices are ridiculous. Here it is about $3.45/gallon, and I mean that had jumped about $0.45 in just ONE week.

I am so glad I don’t have to commute, but I do a lot driving around town doing errands and going to the gym, but I have even cut back on that, it’s just not worth the exspense.

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]]> By: New Urbanism Offers Choices http://www.solosmarts.com/gas-price-hikes-make-dropping-the-commute-very-attractive/comment-page-1/#comment-51656 New Urbanism Offers Choices Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:18:33 +0000 http://www.wahmtalkradio.com/blog/gas-price-hikes-make-dropping-the-commute-very-attractive/#comment-51656 [...] the U.S. and Canada. As entrepreneur and work at home advocate, Kelly McCausey points out in her blog, we really can’t afford to be a nation of car commuters anymore. There are choices out there [...] [...] the U.S. and Canada. As entrepreneur and work at home advocate, Kelly McCausey points out in her blog, we really can’t afford to be a nation of car commuters anymore. There are choices out there [...]

]]> By: Alyssa http://www.solosmarts.com/gas-price-hikes-make-dropping-the-commute-very-attractive/comment-page-1/#comment-51655 Alyssa Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:18:15 +0000 http://www.wahmtalkradio.com/blog/gas-price-hikes-make-dropping-the-commute-very-attractive/#comment-51655 This is hitting home w/ me as my husband who works for the state has been driving a state vehicle, gas and everything paid for by state for almost 4 years now. Now they are saying that they may have to leave their state vehicle at their office and drive their personal cars to and from work. This will significantly increase our gas bill not to mention the fact that his personal car is not in working condition at the moment, which has not been a problem since we have a van and hubby rarely goes anywhere but work without us. UGH!!! I don't want to fork out $200 plus a month for gas! My husband's commute is 25 miles 1 way. <em>Alyssa's last blog post..<a href='http://www.beautybydesignonline.com/2008/03/11/mom-daughter-connection-ezine-issue-51/'>Mom Daughter Connection Ezine Issue #51</a></em> This is hitting home w/ me as my husband who works for the state has been driving a state vehicle, gas and everything paid for by state for almost 4 years now. Now they are saying that they may have to leave their state vehicle at their office and drive their personal cars to and from work. This will significantly increase our gas bill not to mention the fact that his personal car is not in working condition at the moment, which has not been a problem since we have a van and hubby rarely goes anywhere but work without us. UGH!!! I don’t want to fork out $200 plus a month for gas! My husband’s commute is 25 miles 1 way.

Alyssa’s last blog post..Mom Daughter Connection Ezine Issue #51

]]> By: Tsoniki http://www.solosmarts.com/gas-price-hikes-make-dropping-the-commute-very-attractive/comment-page-1/#comment-51654 Tsoniki Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:02:52 +0000 http://www.wahmtalkradio.com/blog/gas-price-hikes-make-dropping-the-commute-very-attractive/#comment-51654 We have lived in one area where my DH had to commute - it was horrible. He had to leave an hour before work to get there and of course deal with traffic. Meanwhile we had friends who lived a 10 minute drive away! Talk about a gut check. My Dad has a diesel truck - he filled it up before prices raise again and it hurt to see that total! <em>Tsoniki's last blog post..<a href='http://mebeingcrafty.com/2008/craft-pad-review.php'>Craft Pad Review</a></em> We have lived in one area where my DH had to commute – it was horrible. He had to leave an hour before work to get there and of course deal with traffic. Meanwhile we had friends who lived a 10 minute drive away! Talk about a gut check.

My Dad has a diesel truck – he filled it up before prices raise again and it hurt to see that total!

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]]> By: Vera Raposo http://www.solosmarts.com/gas-price-hikes-make-dropping-the-commute-very-attractive/comment-page-1/#comment-51653 Vera Raposo Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:53:01 +0000 http://www.wahmtalkradio.com/blog/gas-price-hikes-make-dropping-the-commute-very-attractive/#comment-51653 Great post Kelly! This all really sucks, I hate having to pay more at the pumps. It's a huge amount of savings and time like you say for those who work from home, I think people just need to break that barrier and work from home already! <em>Vera Raposo's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/smallbusinessbranding/~3/249855549/'>How to Start a MOOB Group!</a></em> Great post Kelly! This all really sucks, I hate having to pay more at the pumps. It’s a huge amount of savings and time like you say for those who work from home, I think people just need to break that barrier and work from home already!

Vera Raposo’s last blog post..How to Start a MOOB Group!

]]> By: Melissa Ingold http://www.solosmarts.com/gas-price-hikes-make-dropping-the-commute-very-attractive/comment-page-1/#comment-51652 Melissa Ingold Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:21:45 +0000 http://www.wahmtalkradio.com/blog/gas-price-hikes-make-dropping-the-commute-very-attractive/#comment-51652 Just one of the reasons why I love working from home. Just one of the reasons why I love working from home.

]]> By: Carrie http://www.solosmarts.com/gas-price-hikes-make-dropping-the-commute-very-attractive/comment-page-1/#comment-51651 Carrie Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:29:19 +0000 http://www.wahmtalkradio.com/blog/gas-price-hikes-make-dropping-the-commute-very-attractive/#comment-51651 I do not understand why people are willing to commute. It seems to me that after calculating the gas and car expenses, it would make more sense to take a pay cut by working in the area where they live. (Or as you and Sharon brought out, living where they work. This has been happening for years here in Atlanta and is such a nice trend to see - urban areas once populated mostly by junkies and prostitutes are now the hip spots for young families to live.) When you add in the additional stress and impact on family time... yea, I don't get the appeal of the commute. <em>Carrie's last blog post..Making Your Ebook Even Better</em> I do not understand why people are willing to commute. It seems to me that after calculating the gas and car expenses, it would make more sense to take a pay cut by working in the area where they live. (Or as you and Sharon brought out, living where they work. This has been happening for years here in Atlanta and is such a nice trend to see – urban areas once populated mostly by junkies and prostitutes are now the hip spots for young families to live.)

When you add in the additional stress and impact on family time… yea, I don’t get the appeal of the commute.

Carrie’s last blog post..Making Your Ebook Even Better

]]> By: Alice Seba http://www.solosmarts.com/gas-price-hikes-make-dropping-the-commute-very-attractive/comment-page-1/#comment-51650 Alice Seba Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:16:32 +0000 http://www.wahmtalkradio.com/blog/gas-price-hikes-make-dropping-the-commute-very-attractive/#comment-51650 Oh...that site has a <a href="http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_can_gastemperaturemap.aspx" rel="nofollow">Canada map</a> too. Cool. It shows the lowest in Canada being < $105.60/litre....that's OUTRAGEOUS and still higher than the highest level on the U.S. map. <em>Alice Seba's last blog post..How Does Your Online Persona Differ from You ?Real? One?</em> Oh…that site has a Canada map too. Cool.

It shows the lowest in Canada being < $105.60/litre….that’s OUTRAGEOUS and still higher than the highest level on the U.S. map.

Alice Seba’s last blog post..How Does Your Online Persona Differ from You ?Real? One?

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