Comments on: Getting Rid of My Car http://tightfistedmiser.com/2008/11/08/getting-rid-of-my-car/ Extreme Frugality - How to Live Well on Very Little Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:09:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: April http://tightfistedmiser.com/2008/11/08/getting-rid-of-my-car/comment-page-1/#comment-22418 April Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:56:04 +0000 http://tightfistedmiser.com/?p=649#comment-22418 Hi, If you're still looking to donate your car, I know someone nearby that definitely needs a vehicle. She's 22 and pretty much on her own with no help from her family and no money. She received good grades in high school and is trying to go to college and works part time, but she's barely making ends meet and is stuck out in Oak Grove because she has no transportation. Our church congregation looks after her and helps her out but it's really not enough. I write this because I am trying to help her out in any way I can, and I can definitely promise you that if you are looking to donate/get rid of the car, it would literally have the potential to change her life. And increase your karma :) Get back with me if you're interested. thisbodyholdingme12345 (at) yahoo (dot) com. Thank you for reading this excruciatingly long comment :D Hi,

If you’re still looking to donate your car, I know someone nearby that definitely needs a vehicle. She’s 22 and pretty much on her own with no help from her family and no money. She received good grades in high school and is trying to go to college and works part time, but she’s barely making ends meet and is stuck out in Oak Grove because she has no transportation. Our church congregation looks after her and helps her out but it’s really not enough. I write this because I am trying to help her out in any way I can, and I can definitely promise you that if you are looking to donate/get rid of the car, it would literally have the potential to change her life. And increase your karma :)

Get back with me if you’re interested. thisbodyholdingme12345 (at) yahoo (dot) com. Thank you for reading this excruciatingly long comment :D

]]> By: Tight Fisted Miser http://tightfistedmiser.com/2008/11/08/getting-rid-of-my-car/comment-page-1/#comment-21901 Tight Fisted Miser Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:39:55 +0000 http://tightfistedmiser.com/?p=649#comment-21901 Kelly and Matt- It is true that a savings of $60 isn't that much but that is a very conservative estimate. I wouldn't be getting rid of my car if it weren't for the fact that I feel it is becoming unreliable. It has required a lot more repairs this year and I don't think it is worth putting more money into this car. Also I will get other benefits from getting rid of the car. I'll have green benefits from not burning gas. I'll have health benefits from walking more and I'll probably save some more money by not being able to drive places to spend money. Kelly and Matt- It is true that a savings of $60 isn’t that much but that is a very conservative estimate. I wouldn’t be getting rid of my car if it weren’t for the fact that I feel it is becoming unreliable. It has required a lot more repairs this year and I don’t think it is worth putting more money into this car.

Also I will get other benefits from getting rid of the car. I’ll have green benefits from not burning gas. I’ll have health benefits from walking more and I’ll probably save some more money by not being able to drive places to spend money.

]]> By: Matt @ MyFinancialRecovery.net http://tightfistedmiser.com/2008/11/08/getting-rid-of-my-car/comment-page-1/#comment-21894 Matt @ MyFinancialRecovery.net Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:33:20 +0000 http://tightfistedmiser.com/?p=649#comment-21894 Your net savings would be about $60 per month and if the car is getting older / high mileage as you imply you will save the cost of repairs as well. My experience has been that even just maintenance starts to get expensive when cars start getting older. I would guess that in the long run you will end up saving quite a bit more than $60 / month. Your net savings would be about $60 per month and if the car is getting older / high mileage as you imply you will save the cost of repairs as well. My experience has been that even just maintenance starts to get expensive when cars start getting older.

I would guess that in the long run you will end up saving quite a bit more than $60 / month.

]]> By: Weekend Roundup - Thrift Shop Edition | Not Made Of Money http://tightfistedmiser.com/2008/11/08/getting-rid-of-my-car/comment-page-1/#comment-21889 Weekend Roundup - Thrift Shop Edition | Not Made Of Money Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:59:38 +0000 http://tightfistedmiser.com/?p=649#comment-21889 [...] Tight Fisted Miser is getting rid of his car. [...] [...] Tight Fisted Miser is getting rid of his car. [...]

]]> By: Frugal Babe » Archive » Diapers And My Sunday Round Up http://tightfistedmiser.com/2008/11/08/getting-rid-of-my-car/comment-page-1/#comment-21884 Frugal Babe » Archive » Diapers And My Sunday Round Up Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:18:38 +0000 http://tightfistedmiser.com/?p=649#comment-21884 [...] Tight Fisted Miser discusses the possibility of getting rid of his car. [...] [...] Tight Fisted Miser discusses the possibility of getting rid of his car. [...]

]]> By: Kelly from Almost Frugal http://tightfistedmiser.com/2008/11/08/getting-rid-of-my-car/comment-page-1/#comment-21883 Kelly from Almost Frugal Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:05:45 +0000 http://tightfistedmiser.com/?p=649#comment-21883 Is it really worth selling or getting rid of it? Only $60 in savings doesn't seem like that big a deal, especially with needing to pay for bus trips etc. And what happens if you then need another car? You'd have to lay out a lot more than 60 per month for something. Is it really worth selling or getting rid of it? Only $60 in savings doesn’t seem like that big a deal, especially with needing to pay for bus trips etc. And what happens if you then need another car? You’d have to lay out a lot more than 60 per month for something.

]]> By: Tight Fisted Miser http://tightfistedmiser.com/2008/11/08/getting-rid-of-my-car/comment-page-1/#comment-21868 Tight Fisted Miser Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:50:18 +0000 http://tightfistedmiser.com/?p=649#comment-21868 I'm in Missouri. The insurance is liability only. My insurance was a little more when I lived in Texas and quite a bit more when I lived in Nevada although it was never as much as $110 a month. A monthly bus pass here is $40 a month. It will probably be cheaper for me to just pay for the trips I take though. It is $1.25 each way for most trips here. I’m in Missouri. The insurance is liability only. My insurance was a little more when I lived in Texas and quite a bit more when I lived in Nevada although it was never as much as $110 a month.

A monthly bus pass here is $40 a month. It will probably be cheaper for me to just pay for the trips I take though. It is $1.25 each way for most trips here.

]]> By: Kerry http://tightfistedmiser.com/2008/11/08/getting-rid-of-my-car/comment-page-1/#comment-21833 Kerry Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:11:36 +0000 http://tightfistedmiser.com/?p=649#comment-21833 Wow! Only $20 a month in car insurance?? Where I live insurance starts at a minimum of $110/month. For $20/month it would actually make more sense to drive than to take public transit here - a basic bus pass to get from my house, to school, and to work is about $100/month, or $2.75 - $3.50 a one-way trip. Wow! Only $20 a month in car insurance?? Where I live insurance starts at a minimum of $110/month. For $20/month it would actually make more sense to drive than to take public transit here – a basic bus pass to get from my house, to school, and to work is about $100/month, or $2.75 – $3.50 a one-way trip.

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