Comments on: Car-free family, for the moment http://childwild.com/2009/10/08/car-free-family-for-the-moment/ embracing the wild heart of parenting Thu, 17 May 2012 15:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Silas http://childwild.com/2009/10/08/car-free-family-for-the-moment/comment-page-1/#comment-724 Silas Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:20:20 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=2713#comment-724 Gices, I don't know if you're a biker, but they make really good trailers for bikes that can carry very large loads--even furniture! So with the right equipment and a bit of physical conditioning, even a week or two's trip to the supermarket is pretty feasible. Silas Gices,

I don’t know if you’re a biker, but they make really good trailers for bikes that can carry very large loads–even furniture! So with the right equipment and a bit of physical conditioning, even a week or two’s trip to the supermarket is pretty feasible.

Silas

]]> By: Silas http://childwild.com/2009/10/08/car-free-family-for-the-moment/comment-page-1/#comment-2745 Silas Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:20:00 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=2713#comment-2745 Gices, I don't know if you're a biker, but they make really good trailers for bikes that can carry very large loads--even furniture! So with the right equipment and a bit of physical conditioning, even a week or two's trip to the supermarket is pretty feasible. Silas Gices,

I don’t know if you’re a biker, but they make really good trailers for bikes that can carry very large loads–even furniture! So with the right equipment and a bit of physical conditioning, even a week or two’s trip to the supermarket is pretty feasible.

Silas

]]> By: gices http://childwild.com/2009/10/08/car-free-family-for-the-moment/comment-page-1/#comment-715 gices Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:02:14 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=2713#comment-715 Sometimes a car is really important. I remember the days when I had to carry heavy bags of shopping to my apartment and it was killing me. Of course, you don't need a car if you're just going round the corner. You should always not go to extremes. Sometimes a car is really important. I remember the days when I had to carry heavy bags of shopping to my apartment and it was killing me. Of course, you don’t need a car if you’re just going round the corner. You should always not go to extremes.

]]> By: gices http://childwild.com/2009/10/08/car-free-family-for-the-moment/comment-page-1/#comment-2744 gices Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:02:00 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=2713#comment-2744 Sometimes a car is really important. I remember the days when I had to carry heavy bags of shopping to my apartment and it was killing me. Of course, you don't need a car if you're just going round the corner. You should always not go to extremes. Sometimes a car is really important. I remember the days when I had to carry heavy bags of shopping to my apartment and it was killing me. Of course, you don’t need a car if you’re just going round the corner. You should always not go to extremes.

]]> By: Dorea http://childwild.com/2009/10/08/car-free-family-for-the-moment/comment-page-1/#comment-714 Dorea Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:25:32 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=2713#comment-714 It actually sounds like you're set up perfectly to live without a car. That emergency fund will stack up much more quickly without it, and that debt will disappear, even if you get the zipcar sometimes. We've been car free for about 5 years now, 3 of those with kid(s) and would never have it any other way. The best part is how connected we are with our community. That's not the reason we ditched the car (which was actually something like your situation), but it is the reason we don't get another one. Give yourself some time to find new ways to do things, to get comfortable on the bike and know your bus routes, and I bet you'll find you prefer it soon. Good luck! It actually sounds like you’re set up perfectly to live without a car. That emergency fund will stack up much more quickly without it, and that debt will disappear, even if you get the zipcar sometimes. We’ve been car free for about 5 years now, 3 of those with kid(s) and would never have it any other way. The best part is how connected we are with our community. That’s not the reason we ditched the car (which was actually something like your situation), but it is the reason we don’t get another one. Give yourself some time to find new ways to do things, to get comfortable on the bike and know your bus routes, and I bet you’ll find you prefer it soon. Good luck!

]]> By: Dorea http://childwild.com/2009/10/08/car-free-family-for-the-moment/comment-page-1/#comment-2743 Dorea Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:25:00 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=2713#comment-2743 It actually sounds like you're set up perfectly to live without a car. That emergency fund will stack up much more quickly without it, and that debt will disappear, even if you get the zipcar sometimes. We've been car free for about 5 years now, 3 of those with kid(s) and would never have it any other way. The best part is how connected we are with our community. That's not the reason we ditched the car (which was actually something like your situation), but it is the reason we don't get another one. Give yourself some time to find new ways to do things, to get comfortable on the bike and know your bus routes, and I bet you'll find you prefer it soon. Good luck! It actually sounds like you’re set up perfectly to live without a car. That emergency fund will stack up much more quickly without it, and that debt will disappear, even if you get the zipcar sometimes. We’ve been car free for about 5 years now, 3 of those with kid(s) and would never have it any other way. The best part is how connected we are with our community. That’s not the reason we ditched the car (which was actually something like your situation), but it is the reason we don’t get another one. Give yourself some time to find new ways to do things, to get comfortable on the bike and know your bus routes, and I bet you’ll find you prefer it soon. Good luck!

]]> By: Katy Wolk-Stanley http://childwild.com/2009/10/08/car-free-family-for-the-moment/comment-page-1/#comment-711 Katy Wolk-Stanley Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:10:00 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=2713#comment-711 I would like to go from a two car to a one car family, yet I know there are too many times when we really need the two. (I'm at work and my husband has to drive to soccer games waaaaaay across town. And as he's the coach, he carrying a large amount of equipment to games and practices.) I am curious to read how this works for your family. Good luck! -Katy I would like to go from a two car to a one car family, yet I know there are too many times when we really need the two. (I’m at work and my husband has to drive to soccer games waaaaaay across town. And as he’s the coach, he carrying a large amount of equipment to games and practices.)

I am curious to read how this works for your family.

Good luck!

-Katy

]]> By: Katy Wolk-Stanley http://childwild.com/2009/10/08/car-free-family-for-the-moment/comment-page-1/#comment-2742 Katy Wolk-Stanley Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:10:00 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=2713#comment-2742 I would like to go from a two car to a one car family, yet I know there are too many times when we really need the two. (I'm at work and my husband has to drive to soccer games waaaaaay across town. And as he's the coach, he carrying a large amount of equipment to games and practices.) I am curious to read how this works for your family. Good luck! -Katy I would like to go from a two car to a one car family, yet I know there are too many times when we really need the two. (I’m at work and my husband has to drive to soccer games waaaaaay across town. And as he’s the coach, he carrying a large amount of equipment to games and practices.)

I am curious to read how this works for your family.

Good luck!

-Katy

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