tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252979175886717995.post8390131314701923896..comments2024-03-13T12:15:04.307-04:00Comments on Adventures With Dear Miss Mermaid Child Of The Planet: RVing Without A CarDearMissMermaidDotComhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598961939363561237noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252979175886717995.post-59392749129154780112015-06-27T18:53:50.682-04:002015-06-27T18:53:50.682-04:00There you go again, dilly-dallying about nonsense ...There you go again, dilly-dallying about nonsense while Harley misses out another year in the "ugliest dog contest" <br /><br />-snoutsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252979175886717995.post-76250641595637969622015-06-25T18:20:44.742-04:002015-06-25T18:20:44.742-04:00I couldn't live without a car. Too many place...I couldn't live without a car. Too many places I have to make my way to. I have always been very happy with my current car. It is on year 5 and I still have only paid for gas and insurance. There is definitely a cost to convenience though. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252979175886717995.post-1519968105202195252015-06-25T14:39:54.376-04:002015-06-25T14:39:54.376-04:00Do you find it helpful (and accurate) to think in ...Do you find it helpful (and accurate) to think in terms of the total ownership cost of a car PER MILE? According to the AAA, it works out to more than 60 cents per mile.<br /><br />When I mention that to people, they scoff at the number. Maybe it is a little high for many people's choice of car. But I am guessing that most people never even tried to calculate the cost PER MILE of owning, insuring, replacing, maintaining, and registering a car.<br /><br />Personally I latch onto 50 cents per mile. It helps to be able to do the arithmetic in my head. If I am considering taking an unnecessary trip to town, 40 miles round trip, I am now in the habit of thinking $20, regardless of whether I literally saw the $20 fly out of my wallet.kaBLOOnie Boonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05845667016536890886noreply@blogger.com