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Fri, 02 May 2008 18:21:30 +0000

[...] gas and food prices have risen, many of us have been thinking about ways to cut back, including using public transportation when [...]

By: Glen Dean

Glen Dean — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:05:05 +0000

Good ideas. I can’t get rid of my truck though. I need it for work projects, and like you said, it won’t be easy to sell anyway. I do park it a lot more, in favor of my 1999 Toyota Corolla, that has about 220,000 miles on it. It gets about a third better gas mileage.

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By: jim voorhies

jim voorhies — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:19:41 +0000

And speaking of driving and mileage, a friend went to look at a last year's Toyota Yaris this weekend. Since the price differential is so small between the 2008 and 2007 models (a grand) she ended up with an '08 but they were almost willing to throw in an SUV as a door prize. The Yaris models they had in stock on Saturday are now all sold. I would have been willing to have, and currently do have, in-laws living with us but it would have been a cold day in hell before my parents would have moved in. I would expect that homes that can meet LEED certification for energy efficiency will escalate in value faster than houses built in the 70s and 80s like mine.

By: badbadivy

badbadivy — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:19:30 +0000

That’s an excellent question, B. My brother still lives with my parents. They’re enabling him, if you ask me.

By: nm

nm — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:17:57 +0000

And what if you’d rather hit yourself in the head with a hammer than move in with your surviving relatives?

By: Aunt B.

Aunt B. — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:48:56 +0000

And, what, exactly, do you see as the line between sharing housing and enabling, while you’re at it?

By: Ginger

Ginger — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:35:30 +0000

I’m not sure what happened to my comment, so I’m gonna try this again… (WordPress is acting all squirrelly today…)

Considering that my mortgage payment is far less than what the average apartment rent is, I won’t be moving closer to town anytime in the near future. Not to mention school considerations for my daughter.

Your wife travels a very long distance to work everyday, but you are so lucky that you can even that out by the fact that you don’t have a job outside of your home. You guys are extremely blessed.

As for shared housing, when do you want us to move up? lol

Seriously, though, I am in the process of re-evaluating everything in my life from how I spend my money, to figuring out what things I could sell, to my food consumption. It isn’t easy, but it’s a necessity that I think many of us facing right now.

By: Ginger

Ginger — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:59:56 +0000

Your wife travels a very long distance to work everyday, but you are so lucky that you can even that out by the fact that you don’t have a job outside of your home. You guys are extremely blessed.

As for shared housing, when do you want us to move up? lol

By: Mr. Mack

Mr. Mack — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:33:38 +0000

Well, until that time comes…I still think sharing housing is an alternative.

I agree that seeing loved ones in person is way better…but if you cannot afford the trip, we can at least “interact.”

I think we are now being (thankfully) forced to re-evaluate the types and sizes of homes we build. Heating and cooling costs will be a primary consideration, rather than an afterthought.