Wonder how many cyclists already figured this out?

[mimitabby]

hey guys, my house only has 1500 sq feet i just checked with the assessor's office stuff on line.

[hikeandbike]

Wow, our house payment is only $343 a month. Granted it is a fixer upper but it is warm and dry and we are fixing it up. Just saved $6000 on vinyl siding by buying it online versus locally, I live in Oregon. People my husband works with earn the same money and pay $1500 a month for the big houses, and another $500 for the new suv. That doesn't leave a whole lot of take home pay to keep up appearances on. He says it looks like a new car lot where he works, he takes the bus. His Taurus wagon is 20 years old and still runs great, a little tempermental at times--but aren't we all.
A different way of looking at how much it costs to drive is figuring your miles per dollar. My ranger gets 21 miles per gallon and I just filled up for $2.59 a gallon which when you divide mpg by the cost per gallon of gas, comes up to 7.5 miles per dollar.

[mimitabby]

Wow, our house payment is only $343 a month. Granted it is a fixer upper but it is warm and dry and we are fixing it up. Just saved $6000 on vinyl siding by buying it online versus locally, I live in Oregon. People my husband works with earn the same money and pay $1500 a month for the big houses, and another $500 for the new suv. That doesn't leave a whole lot of take home pay to keep up appearances on. He says it looks like a new car lot where he works, he takes the bus. His Taurus wagon is 20 years old and still runs great, a little tempermental at times--but aren't we all.
A different way of looking at how much it costs to drive is figuring your miles per dollar. My ranger gets 21 miles per gallon and I just filled up for $2.59 a gallon which when you divide mpg by the cost per gallon of gas, comes up to 7.5 miles per dollar.

wow, I'm impressed with your house payment.
I didn't know that you could find houses that inexpensive in Oregon!
by your calculations, i am getting 11 or 12 miles per dollar!

[Pax]

Yikes! I live in central Illinois and my house is about 1700 sq. ft. Last year, I paid $3,000 in property taxes. The house is worth between $100,000 and $150,000.

Do you live in CU too?

[ridethewind]

Do you live in CU too?

No, I live in Paris. I have aspirations to move to CU one day, but haven't made it yet.

[Pax]

No, I live in Paris. I have aspirations to move to CU one day, but haven't made it yet.

Paris is a nice small town but I think it would be strange to live where everyone knows your business. CU is just big enough that you get some anonymity.

[ridethewind]

Paris is a nice small town but I think it would be strange to live where everyone knows your business. CU is just big enough that you get some anonymity.

Paris is okay, but I really don't have much connection to the town anymore. I have worked in Danville for the last eleven years. I stayed in Paris because my children were attending school there. They have all graduated now, but I have yet to make the move. I definitely wouldn't mind some anonymity.

[Pax]

Paris is okay, but I really don't have much connection to the town anymore. I have worked in Danville for the last eleven years. I stayed in Paris because my children were attending school there. They have all graduated now, but I have yet to make the move. I definitely wouldn't mind some anonymity.

Well, if you decide to make a move to CU, PM me and I can give you some pointers about good v. yucky neighborhoods.

[mimitabby]

okay, i'll bite WHAAT does CU stand for? Chicago University,
Cover Up, Central Utah?

[alforfun]

I live in NY state in a beautiful area but things are soooo expensive. Gas is amongst the highest priced in the country, and I drive almost 70 miles a day to work. Of course, that is a short commute compared to most....a lot of people work in NY city, which is much further. Our property and school taxes come to $8000 a year, all for a 2500 sq foot house on one acre. Our mortgage was just paid off last month, thank God, but I still need to save to pay those damn taxes. I would love to bicycle to work, but it just ain't gonna happen. I do need a new dependable car, as my Buick Century is a piece of GM *&^%#, but I hate the thought of another car payment, it is like the kiss of death. It gets depressing, you just never get ahead!

Oh, AND I have three daughters, 23, 21 and 19. I guess I had better save for those $100,000 weddings ha ha. What's wrong with burgers on the grill by the pool?? Or eloping?

[Pax]

okay, i'll bite WHAAT does CU stand for? Chicago University,
Cover Up, Central Utah?

Champaign-Urbana Illinois. It's the town I live in (it's actually two towns that are separated by a north/south street).

[Pax]

I live in NY state in a beautiful area but things are soooo expensive. Gas is amongst the highest priced in the country, and I drive almost 70 miles a day to work. Of course, that is a short commute compared to most....a lot of people work in NY city, which is much further. Our property and school taxes come to $8000 a year, all for a 2500 sq foot house on one acre. Our mortgage was just paid off last month, thank God, but I still need to save to pay those damn taxes. I would love to bicycle to work, but it just ain't gonna happen. I do need a new dependable car, as my Buick Century is a piece of GM *&^%#, but I hate the thought of another car payment, it is like the kiss of death. It gets depressing, you just never get ahead!

Oh, AND I have three daughters, 23, 21 and 19. I guess I had better save for those $100,000 weddings ha ha. What's wrong with burgers on the grill by the pool?? Or eloping?

Do people who live and work there typically earn six figure salaries (they're pretty uncommon here)?

[chickwhorips]

Gas is amongst the highest priced in the country

the last i knew its $4.46/gal here. which was last month, so its probably closer to $5/gal now. seems to be going up exponentially and we have the cr@ppiest gas in the world here.

[emily_in_nc]

the last i knew its $4.46/gal here. which was last month, so its probably closer to $5/gal now. seems to be going up exponentially and we have the cr@ppiest gas in the world here.

Woah, that's amazing. Gas prices are going down here and have been for some time! From a high of $3.19/gal or so after H. Katrina, we just bought gas for $2.05/gal last weekend. And I heard today that the price for a barrel briefly dipped below $50, so prices should continue to fall.

Emily

[chickwhorips]

auto fuel prices go down every else, but never here. they either stay the same or go up. there is a HUGE monopoly here, no competition what so ever. same with the airline.