Carpooling: A Great Way to a Healthier Budget
Are you having budget problems? If so, you've got to think of
the little things that can save you money. Balancing your budget
isn't a matter of finding one big thing you can do to save money
- it's a bunch of little things, and one that you should
consider is carpooling.
Carpooling is simple - you just agree between three or four
people to alternate between who drives to work every day. The
main point of this is to save gas - you don't have to spend a
tank of gas every week or two for each person, and you get to
split it four ways. That can cut down on costs dramatically,
especially if you work far away from where you live. But there
are a couple of things to make sure that you do to make sure
your carpool is a success. First, don't carpool unless all of
the people in the car live close together. You need to be close
enough that it's worth it to drive around to pick everyone up
and drop them off - if the distance to get everyone together is
more than the distance to work, then you're not really saving
that much in terms of gas. Second, make sure that the people you
carpool with are responsible. If they aren't able to be there on
time, every day, to be picked up, then you don't want to risk it
- it's not worth making yourself late just because they aren't
ready. If you're worried about that problem, make sure every
member of the carpool has their own vehicle available if they
need it. That way, if they miss the carpool, you can just go
ahead and leave without them and they can take their own car.
You won't feel obligated to sit there parked and waiting for
them, because you'll know they have a backup way to work.