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Those of you who switched from driving to exclusively cycling: how much have you saved in gas, insurance and repairs? (self.bicycles)

submitted 2 months ago by SpiceDealer to c/[email protected]

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I'm slowly but surely transitioning from driving to cycling to the point I'm going to have to change jobs to stop driving all together. While this surely has many health and environmental benefits, I was wondering about the financial benefits. Those of you who have already made the transition, how much have you save by not driving?

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[–] njordomir 2 points 2 months ago

I haven't completely switched and still own a registered and insured car, but I didn't drive more than 2-3 times over the course of a few months and that was already several hundred dollars in gas alone, plus the increased productivity from getting exercise and feeling less shitty than usual. Overall, even a single ride has a positive effect, but I imagine you would save several thousand a year (then spend it all on cool new bikes).