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How Much Does it Cost Every Time you Get Into Your Car?

Posted August 27, 2008 - 18:00 by Nora Dunn

Budgeting, Cars and Transportation

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I was horrified when I discovered exactly how much it costs me to drive into town for groceries. Do you know exactly how much it costs you?

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Dangerous neighborhoods are safer than commuting

Posted 2 years ago by Philip Brewer

Filed Under: Real Estate and Housing, Cars and Transportation

Cars in apartment parking lot

Why do so few people live within walking--or at least bicycling--distance from where they work?

I've asked a lot of people this question and gotten a lot of different answers. Some people want big houses, others big lawns. A lot of people think--for reasons that they can't really articulate--that suburbs are the right place to raise kids. But one reason that you hear a lot is that people want to live somewhere safe--a low-crime area.

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