Oh, how I wish I lived in an area where I could walk to work, or at least ride my bike.  I had to fill the tank today and gas cost me over $3.00 per gallon.  Since I drive a Toyota Tacoma, I only get about 19 miles to the gallon.  I’ve been driving for work a bit and get paid mileage, which is helping to offset the fuel costs.  I haven’t calculated what kind of costs I incur to drive a mile, but I know I’m not getting rich off of the mileage.

On a separate, but somewhat related note, I think a great strategy to offset fuel and car costs is the Flexcar.  A friend of mine was telling me about how he uses Flexcar when he needs a pickup truck.  Because he has recently been in college, he gets a rate of $7 per hour.  He said it’s been extremely handy to be able to schedule a truck and just use it for the few hours he needs to haul something.  He’s certainly getting off a lot cheaper than what it costs me to have a truck.  If Flexcar placed any cars near my house, I’d definitely use them.  Unfortunately, I live out farther where it wouldn’t be economically feasible for them to store a car.  Oh well.  I guess that is one more reason to move in to the city.