| My bad your right, I added in NC tax also. Still in my family I am still way ahead of 30, since we have 3 drivers. I can't get away with less than the 3, during summer, ds, works as a lifeguard @ 25 miles round trip, so it wouldn't make sense for me to drive him. I am a stay at home Mom, so I can shorten my trips, but I still need to take them to piano lessons, grocery shopping and running errands. I only go about 100 miles p/wk., son goes 125 for work only, Bullet goes @100 work only, which = 325 per week, avg 20 mpg, that equals 16 gal., 3 a wk x 13, which is only 40, but that is also having absolutely no life, not going to church, out to dinner, or any summer vacation...in a few weeks my DS graduates, our families will drive 700 miles rd trip to come, should they not, to conserve. My side has a wedding this summer also, another 500 miles rd trip, should we not go? Because if you add in those 1200 miles, we are talking just on those trips, plus my DH retires in Aug, and DS will be going OOS college, have to go 2x orientation and move in, another 1000 miles. I am still way pass 30. The only way it is 30 is if you do not travel, live close to work and drive 1 car |