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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

noamnety

(20,234 posts)

17. carpooling

Reply to Fumesucker (Original post)

Thu Apr 11, 2013, 07:14 PM

Apr 2013

three people converge at my house each morning, I drive them the rest of the way in from my house to work. It doesn't save me any money but I was paying for my gas anyway. It saves them a combined total of 9 hours a week of drive time/gas for them.

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What do you consider your most frugal act of 2012? [View all] Fumesucker Dec 2012 OP

another year without cable Demeter Dec 2012 #1

This may not sound frugal, since it is costing me Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #2

Driving around 2000 miles total. n/t dimbear Dec 2012 #3

Going to yard sales LiberalEsto Dec 2012 #4

Ordering our most frequently used items from Amazon and wine from Naked Wines. cbayer Dec 2012 #5

Getting divorced. Kaleva Jan 2013 #6

+1 safeinOhio Jan 2013 #9

Funky to some, I wash my knockabout clothes in my tub after bathing Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #7

I do that! good on you! ConcernedCanuk Apr 2013 #15

A few things come to mind. Le Taz Hot Jan 2013 #8

Becoming disabled! TexasBushwhacker Mar 2013 #10

Message auto-removed TooManyPeople Mar 2013 #11

We use this method (live on a boat) cbayer Mar 2013 #12

thanks for the link otherone Mar 2013 #13

This is going to sound monumentally ridiculous laundry_queen Apr 2013 #14

That is not one bit ridiculous. It is smart and practical and real. Good luck. n/t dimbear May 2013 #21

Hanging on to my old (27 years old) car.... MADem Apr 2013 #16

HA! - my truck is 34 years old! ConcernedCanuk Apr 2013 #18

I don't drive a lot, except when I do (if that makes sense). MADem Apr 2013 #19

carpooling noamnety Apr 2013 #17

Having quit smoking is going to be my most frugal act of 2013 Kaleva May 2013 #20

I groomed my cat with a scissors Ino Jul 2013 #22

Most frugal act of 2013 - wind generator cbayer Jul 2013 #23

Very neat, is it working ok? uppityperson Jul 2013 #24

It appears to be, but I haven't yet figured out how to read the gauges. cbayer Jul 2013 #25

And is it up top a mast or decktop or where is it mounted? I am curious as haven't uppityperson Jul 2013 #26

We have a stainless steel arch on the back of the boat and cbayer Jul 2013 #29

could you post or send me a link to it? thanks! n/t shireen Jul 2013 #27

Here you go. cbayer Jul 2013 #28