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[quote=Anonymous]We've periodically been a one car family (and for awhile a no car family). We did it mainly for environmental purposes, but it saved us a lot of money too. One hassle with the carsharing is that (at least when I was doing it a few years back) you have to estimate your time in advance and it can be stressful when something takes longer or traffic is bad. So I would estimate on the long end which added costs (and $10-11/hr is a better estimate for the norm). I found it infinitely better to hammer out the details of public transportation to key places so it was effortless; to invest in a bike and trailer to take kids places, and then to stack up errands during times when I had the car. The savings are pretty sizeable because you more often decide not to shop and get by with what you have and you combine trips more thoughtfully. Uber/Lyft are a good back-up but will end up costing you a lot more if you use them regularly out of laziness. [/quote]
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