Comments on: How We Manage As A One Car Family Of Six https://www.campfirefinance.com/one-car-family/ A personal finance community for those seeking FIRE, by those seeking FIRE Thu, 28 May 2020 23:28:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.2 By: Ty @ Get Rich Quick'ishhttps://www.campfirefinance.com/one-car-family/#comment-1405 Tue, 08 Nov 2016 03:57:00 +0000 http://www.getrichquickish.net/?p=641#comment-1405 In reply to Amanda @ centsiblyrich.

Haven’t had to add the teen driver yet since he still has a learner’s permit. But once he turns 16 in a couple of months well have to pony up! Not looking forward to that.

My insurance agent is my high school buddy and college roommate, so there won’t be any shopping around — I just hope that he’s treating me right 🙂

]]> By: Amanda @ centsiblyrichhttps://www.campfirefinance.com/one-car-family/#comment-1404 Tue, 08 Nov 2016 02:13:00 +0000 http://www.getrichquickish.net/?p=641#comment-1404 It’s great you’ve been able to save so much by taking the bus! What I love about your story is you didn’t immediately think you had to rush right out and buy another car, as most people would.

I’ve thought about cutting back to one car, but the logistics don’t work out well. We live far enough out of town that we don’t have access to bus service. One day I hope to get it done, though.

Have you had your teen driver insurance hike yet? Our insurance went up almost $1000 (even with his good student discount, plus I shopped around for the lowest rate).

]]> By: Ty @ Get Rich Quick'ishhttps://www.campfirefinance.com/one-car-family/#comment-1403 Mon, 07 Nov 2016 20:10:00 +0000 http://www.getrichquickish.net/?p=641#comment-1403 In reply to Graham Bell.

That sounds like the best trade ever. A year of freedom for two years without a car? Hell yes!

]]> By: Graham Bellhttps://www.campfirefinance.com/one-car-family/#comment-1402 Mon, 07 Nov 2016 20:00:00 +0000 http://www.getrichquickish.net/?p=641#comment-1402 In reply to Ty @ Get Rich Quick’ish.

Yeah man, two full years now! It doesn’t even seem like it to be honest. It has certainly helped the budget. It made it easier to save so I could take this last year off.

]]> By: Ty @ Get Rich Quick'ishhttps://www.campfirefinance.com/one-car-family/#comment-1401 Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:57:00 +0000 http://www.getrichquickish.net/?p=641#comment-1401 In reply to Graham Bell.

Two years without a car? That’s awesome – your budget has got to be loving that! I love cars, but man they are a hassle. I hate worrying about maintenance & repairs, putting on miles, deprecation… not owning a car would be a great way to go if you can pull it off!

]]> By: Graham Bellhttps://www.campfirefinance.com/one-car-family/#comment-1400 Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:33:00 +0000 http://www.getrichquickish.net/?p=641#comment-1400 Hey Ty,
Thanks for sharing because I can definitely relate. You’ve got a nice chunk of savings right there! I eliminated a car altogether back around December 2014 and haven’t looked back. You can always rent a car if planning a road trip. You don’t have to deal with unexpected maintenance costs, oil changes, or insurance costs. It’s been great that I walk more too. However, it depends where you live. In Toronto where I live I find it easier than having a car. Parking costs and traffic make it horrible. Hope all is well man!

]]> By: Ty @ Get Rich Quick'ishhttps://www.campfirefinance.com/one-car-family/#comment-1399 Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:10:00 +0000 http://www.getrichquickish.net/?p=641#comment-1399 In reply to Cat Alford/ Budget Blonde.

lol. A two POS car family. That’s awesome – I’m going to use that phrase because we’ve been there and done that! 🙂

The second car will definitely be more convenient, but it’s hard for me to open up my wallet and buy one! I guess I want my financial freedom more than I want a second car.

]]> By: Cat Alford/ Budget Blondehttps://www.campfirefinance.com/one-car-family/#comment-1398 Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:18:00 +0000 http://www.getrichquickish.net/?p=641#comment-1398 I’m glad you wrote this! We’ve been a one car family before then a two POS car family, now just a one POS car and one new-to-us car. 😉 I think it’s great you’re still thinking of riding the bus to work. Sounds like great health benefits, but it’ll be nice to have the car there for when its raining haha.

]]> By: Ty @ Get Rich Quick'ishhttps://www.campfirefinance.com/one-car-family/#comment-1397 Mon, 07 Nov 2016 17:40:00 +0000 http://www.getrichquickish.net/?p=641#comment-1397 In reply to Amber Masters.

As a PF blogger am I allowed to say that one of my best financial moves was buying a car? 🙂 I once bought a complete POS for $700 and that dang thing ran great for nearly 5 years! Best money I ever spent, so I’m not one for knocking junker cars.

]]> By: Amber Mastershttps://www.campfirefinance.com/one-car-family/#comment-1396 Mon, 07 Nov 2016 13:02:00 +0000 http://www.getrichquickish.net/?p=641#comment-1396 Awesome Ty. We were a single car family for a long time when we lived in Utah and there was awesome public transit. We LOVED it. Taking the train/buses and riding bikes to our stops was so nice to get work done or just relax on the commute. We are now a 2 car fam bam because we live in the midwest where people have not quite evolved into the public transit world. We bought a complete piece of junk car and so far it has been working great. But, we aspire to making the switch back to being a single car family some day.

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