| Re: I Started a new "Ride to Work" Schedule ".o0 0o." <els1400@yahoo.comSOCKS> wrote:
>Last week I started riding my bike to work everyday. I still like to go
>home for lunch to see my kids. It is a good break in the middle of the
>day to be thrown into that chaos. What I do is leave a change of
>clothes at work for the next day. When I go home at lunch I take my
>dirty clothes and bring back fresh clothes. It is working out great so
>far and I am saving on gas. That is 40 miles/week or about $2.50/week
>in gas. And I am getting here earlier and getting more work done. I
>don't feel tired around 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon like I used to.
Congratulations. Enjoy it.
I have one additional suggestion - actually pay yourself the money you
would have spent on transportation. Once a week or so put the money
you saved into a separate bank account, let it accrue for a while and
spend it on bike stuff, especially splurges you might not otherwise
spring for. I've been doing that for 10 years and the money I would
have spent on parking and the Metro bought me a new Ti commuting bike.
Michael |