Save some gas.

Well I am trying to get the ball rolling on this blog.

One of the biggest ways I save money and time is by using running as transportation.

When I started running this meant running a mile to get lunch at McDonald's or to ship a box at the post office. I would run to the movies or the bar or a friend's house - if it was withing 2 miles and I didn't have to carry a ton I ran.

Travel reimbursement was at 31 cents a mile and i think it comes to more than that when you consider repairs and a new car payment -so by using running for transport I saved a couple hundred dollars the first year. I also saved a ton of time because I would have been getting to the car, driveing and parking the car anyway. If parking costs or is far - the savings increase.

These days I bike (often pulling a double trailer) and run (pushing a double jogger) everywhere I can. I Use biking and running as transportation over 1000 miles per year. That is worth about $500 to me. If i worked out separately I would cost me and additional 100 hours per year.