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  • ms_london
    ms_london Posts: 2,852 Forumite
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    See my reply to your other post.

    Ms_London
  • Annie_Fanny
    Annie_Fanny Posts: 1,167 Forumite
    Hey there

    You say you drive 5-7 miles to the train station......how about cycling instead. Get fit and save money! I recently started cycling to work, about 7 miles, and this has saved me approx £9 a week as I don't have to buy a weekly bus pass anymore! Maybe not a lot to some people but the real bonus is that I feel so much fitter! You said someone 'gave' you a car so I'm sure that you can blag a free bike as well....!!!

    Good luck!

    Annie
    "Debt makes plans for you" - A quote from my friend Catherine. How true!
  • illmonkey
    illmonkey Posts: 677 Forumite
    Cycling isnt a bad idea. But i can list a few reasons not to!

    1. I wear a suit to work, not the best cycling gear.
    2. Its comming to be winter, when i step off the train, its dark.
    3. The roads back are country roads and not lit!
    4. I now get a lift with my girlfriend every morning, in exchange for a tank of petrol a month!

    Seems fair to me.
  • Annie_Fanny
    Annie_Fanny Posts: 1,167 Forumite
    Not wanting to nit pick but I wear a suit to work too.....i just wear other gear when I am cycling!

    I cycle in the dark too - not a problem!!

    But a tank of petrol a month to be driven sounds good - but you could still save that price in the Summer.....!!

    :wave:
    "Debt makes plans for you" - A quote from my friend Catherine. How true!
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