I have decided to just retire so I don't have to fill the truck up every 4 days for the commute. The reduction in income should just about be offset by savings in gas consumption.
Glad the wife and I both work from home now.....although I did still put 27,000 miles on my car last year
Last year, since I'm retired, I decided to computer shop for groceries from Costco and
Amazon... I still hit my local small grocery for perishable stuff, once a month... Keep my fridge at 34F so stuff lasts..
Buying in bulk from C and A put my pantry in a crimp...
I'm getting good quality from Costco... Prices aren't bad buying by the case...
The time I save and money on fuel are amazing...
I needed to fuel my 4x4 diesel last October... 22 gallons... I have a book in my truck where I write down everything I do to it... I looked at the note above where I was writing down this fill up... It was October of 2020.. WHAT !!! A year ago... 274 miles driven... about 3 miles to the grocery, about 10 miles to the dump, 2 trips, and maybe 14-16 trips to the grocery...
EDIT... And the many trips to the doctor...
Now that the fuel is sky high, I'm broke-in to not driving...
My knee being twisted out of shape and my broken wrist got me into not driving too much... Turned out to be a really good deal... Too bad this November, 2022, isn't evenly divisible by 4...
Plan your trips, cut driving down to 1 day per week to start, then what ever works out best for you... It can be done... Social life goes to heck...
OH !!! Butt-A-Judge says you should purchase a $60,000 Tesla to ease the pain...
That's all folks... Have a good day...
Dave...