Dashboarding Alone
Despite the high price of gas, most workers get to their job by car, and the vast majority do so alone. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 88 percent of employed people travel to work by car, and of those, just 13 percent share the ride with others. As for other modes of transportation, Boston is the number one large city for walkers, with 13 percent hoofing it to and from their job, versus 2.5 percent nationally. Portland is tops for workers who ride their bikes to the office at 3.5 percent--8 times the national average.
Matt's View
I developed one of my closest friendships by commuting with someone I knew from church who happened to live close to where I was living at the time and who also worked close to where I worked. But that was then. Today I commute to the basement.
Do you drive to work alone? If so, is there someone you could share the ride with? You may just find that the benefits include more than saving on your transportation costs.
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Managing Money by The Book
- "Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." - Romans 12:12
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