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For my next job I plan on going full Uber + public transit for transport. Uber to the bus terminal and take a nice relaxed bus ride to downtown Seattle dropping me off directly next to my job. I did the math and at 8$ per ride my monthly expense should be 8$ * twice per day * 20 days per months = $320, well below the cost of ownership for a vehicle.

Maybe they thought about it and came to the conclusion it's worth it. In my case it's surplus, not a cost.

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So you never drive to the mountains or any of the other areas of interest around Seattle? Perhaps you don't but most of the people I know who live in and around West Coast cities do so in no small part because they can get out of the city to very nice locales on the weekend. (Of course, you can get rental cars for that but there's both a time transaction cost and and a literal cost.)

I want to get out more, it's just not the right time for me. In the future.

Don't doubt the park and ride! Living in Seattle area, and for work I drive less than a mile to a bus stop with ample parking, occasionally stop for coffee, then get dropped off right at work.

The great outdoors of Washington are too good to waste, be sure to factor that into your numbers.

> I drive less than a mile to a bus stop

At that distance shouldn't you be doing walk and ride?

Just looked, it's 1.2 miles. I've walked it before but when I wake up in the morning an extra 20 minutes of sleep is usually more appealing.

True, something I definitely need to consider.

I don't doubt that it is actually cheaper in your case and that you planned it. That's not how the article frames it in this specific case though.

How about a scooter? That must be cheaper still, plus it gives you freedom to drive places.

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