Miriam – I’ve heard nothing but good things about car sharing services like the ones you mentioned. Since we don’t live right in Chicago anymore, when I need a car I usually use Enterprise since they’ll come and get me. They often have deals on the weekends, which is when I do most of my workshops, where you can rent a car from Fri – Mon for about $35 total.
One way to keep car cost down is – if you live in a major city – to evaluate if you even need one and use an outfit like Zipcar or Autoshare to rent cars (there is probably one parked a block or so away from your home) by the hour. the cost is reasonable – they’re not set up for weekend rentals, they’re intended for errand running in town. Have your car and drive it too!
I’m with you, Andy. I’m more motivated by a big win, which then seems to trickle down to lots of additional little wins. But clearly it can work either way. I guess the key is to discover what works best for you. Also, I like your focus on momentum, which I know you’ve written about before on your blog. That’s such an important concept. Lots of people start and stop with their goals. Finding ways to gather and maintain momentum is so important.
Hey Matt! I like to start with the big stuff and work down to smaller savings. You would have to pinch an awful lot of pennies to make up for a big win, like saving a few hundred bucks by switching insurance carriers. Also, I worry that people run the risk of pinching so diligently that they get burned out and decide they deserve a reward… something expensive that probably wipes out all of their hard work saving. Start with the big wins and gather momentum toward the smaller stuff, because I agree that doing both is the best route.
Miriam – I’ve heard nothing but good things about car sharing services like the ones you mentioned. Since we don’t live right in Chicago anymore, when I need a car I usually use Enterprise since they’ll come and get me. They often have deals on the weekends, which is when I do most of my workshops, where you can rent a car from Fri – Mon for about $35 total.
One way to keep car cost down is – if you live in a major city – to evaluate if you even need one and use an outfit like Zipcar or Autoshare to rent cars (there is probably one parked a block or so away from your home) by the hour. the cost is reasonable – they’re not set up for weekend rentals, they’re intended for errand running in town. Have your car and drive it too!
I’m with you, Andy. I’m more motivated by a big win, which then seems to trickle down to lots of additional little wins. But clearly it can work either way. I guess the key is to discover what works best for you. Also, I like your focus on momentum, which I know you’ve written about before on your blog. That’s such an important concept. Lots of people start and stop with their goals. Finding ways to gather and maintain momentum is so important.
Hey Matt! I like to start with the big stuff and work down to smaller savings. You would have to pinch an awful lot of pennies to make up for a big win, like saving a few hundred bucks by switching insurance carriers. Also, I worry that people run the risk of pinching so diligently that they get burned out and decide they deserve a reward… something expensive that probably wipes out all of their hard work saving. Start with the big wins and gather momentum toward the smaller stuff, because I agree that doing both is the best route.