tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post3855334900117472751..comments2008-06-30T19:41:09.365-05:00Kevin Surbaughhttps://profiles.google.com/114850083782944258911noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post-48668168650940329182008-06-30T19:41:00.000-05:002008-06-30T19:41:00.000-05:00Hello! We all need to drive so we will all have to adjust! I already am at bare bones with my budget, so I imagine I will have to pick up a third part time job to just pay for the increase in gas. My regular job pays all my bills, but food (but with only $30 a week for gas) my part time job buys our food, so I imagine another job will pay for gas if it goes to about $7 a gallon. <BR/>I may carpool to church, but that is about all we can do. We have very limited public transportation as well. My son is at doctor's once a week, we have to drive there. Plus work, food shopping, etc. <BR/>I could not get a scooter as I have two kids, but it sounds like fun. Too bad we are going for frugal, not fun.Becky Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02099347717228504160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post-1262524027918146682008-06-30T11:13:00.000-05:002008-06-30T11:13:00.000-05:00Kevin, in my honest opinion, I would forget the moped idea if you are retaining your car, or your expenses will increase with the cost of the moped itself, the insurance, plus your car payment and car insurance...I would suggest keeping a log of how often you drive your car and where, see where you can consolidate errands/work trips and save from that angle instead. Otherwise you are still paying for a car with a sunk cost of not using it (sorry for accounting lingo)<BR/><BR/>MzmunyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post-80967638680873825822008-06-30T10:54:00.000-05:002008-06-30T10:54:00.000-05:00Let me think, you're turning 40 and you want a scooter. Huh? Doesn't this sound familiar? The only "lifestyle change" I would recommend would be to ramp up the quest for a suitable mate posthaste. I can't imagine anything sadder than not having a mate and wanting one and getting on in years lived on this earth. I looked at your photo on your resume and it looks suspiciously similar to a high school senior photo. Also you might want to change the resume date to something other than year 2037. Not getting much action on it, I'll bet. Did you give up your job search or are you sticking with the known?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com