We’ve tried hard to be car-light, and did one car for a long time. And, I bike commuted frequently. As our kids have gotten a little older (5 and 7 now), it’s just become impossible. So, we do two cars now, and simply can’t escape a lot more chauffeuring all over the city. I hope to get back to more biking but it’s just temporarily not feasible for us. On the good side, the second car gets very little use. It’s almost entirely for driving kids to school and to work. So, that expense is pretty manageable.
We’ve tried hard to be car-light, and did one car for a long time. And, I bike commuted frequently. As our kids have gotten a little older (5 and 7 now), it’s just become impossible. So, we do two cars now, and simply can’t escape a lot more chauffeuring all over the city. I hope to get back to more biking but it’s just temporarily not feasible for us. On the good side, the second car gets very little use. It’s almost entirely for driving kids to school and to work. So, that expense is pretty manageable.