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‘Going a whole year travelling only by foot or cycling taught me to live a simpler life’
Mieke Evans, from London, completed an epic challenge to go an entire
year without using any form of transport other than her bike. That’s 365 days with no buses, Ubers, tubes, trains, planes or boats. Well, almost. She does admit that she had to fly to attend a friend’s wedding in Carcassonne, France, because she didn’t have enough annual leave to get there by bike – but she cycled to and from Stanstead Airport. Other than that, Mieke’s every movement was powered by her own legs. And she says the challenge not only overhauled her mindset about life but also improved her health and saved her a tonne of money. She predicts that by going almost an entire year spending no money on motorised transport she saved between £2,000 and £2,500. So it was good news for the planet and her bank balance. https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/30/going...0/?ito=cbshare -- Bod |
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‘Going a whole year travelling only by foot or cycling taught me to live a simpler life’
On Friday, January 31, 2020 at 7:26:46 AM UTC, Bod wrote:
Mieke Evans, from London, completed an epic challenge to go an entire year without using any form of transport other than her bike. That’s 365 days with no buses, Ubers, tubes, trains, planes or boats. Well, almost. She does admit that she had to fly to attend a friend’s wedding in Carcassonne, France, because she didn’t have enough annual leave to get there by bike – but she cycled to and from Stanstead Airport. Other than that, Mieke’s every movement was powered by her own legs. And she says the challenge not only overhauled her mindset about life but also improved her health and saved her a tonne of money. She predicts that by going almost an entire year spending no money on motorised transport she saved between £2,000 and £2,500. So it was good news for the planet and her bank balance. https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/30/going...0/?ito=cbshare -- Bod I saved £1200 a year cycling to work. |
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‘Going a whole year travelling only by foot or cycling taught me to live a simpler life’
On 31/01/2020 11:33, Simon Mason wrote:
On Friday, January 31, 2020 at 7:26:46 AM UTC, Bod wrote: Mieke Evans, from London, completed an epic challenge to go an entire year without using any form of transport other than her bike. That’s 365 days with no buses, Ubers, tubes, trains, planes or boats. Well, almost. She does admit that she had to fly to attend a friend’s wedding in Carcassonne, France, because she didn’t have enough annual leave to get there by bike – but she cycled to and from Stanstead Airport. Other than that, Mieke’s every movement was powered by her own legs. And she says the challenge not only overhauled her mindset about life but also improved her health and saved her a tonne of money. She predicts that by going almost an entire year spending no money on motorised transport she saved between £2,000 and £2,500. So it was good news for the planet and her bank balance. https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/30/going...0/?ito=cbshare -- Bod I saved £1200 a year cycling to work. Nice one. -- Bod |
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On 31/01/2020 11:35, Paul Cummins wrote:
In article , (Bod) wrote: she saved between £2,000 and £2,500 Wow, is that all? .. To most people that's quite a lot of money. Are you a millionaire? -- Bod |
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On Fri, 31 Jan 2020 11:47:21 GMT, Bod wrote:
On 31/01/2020 11:35, Paul Cummins wrote: In article , (Bod) wrote: she saved between £2,000 and £2,500 Wow, is that all? . To most people that's quite a lot of money. Are you a millionaire? Oh no; we've got Cummins in here; any minute this NG will be full of trolls and haters; ah, whatever. -- Bah, and indeed, Humbug. |
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On 31/01/2020 12:05, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote:
On Fri, 31 Jan 2020 11:47:21 GMT, Bod wrote: On 31/01/2020 11:35, Paul Cummins wrote: In article , (Bod) wrote: she saved between £2,000 and £2,500 Wow, is that all? . To most people that's quite a lot of money. Are you a millionaire? Oh no; we've got Cummins in here; any minute this NG will be full of trolls and haters; ah, whatever. A known troll then? -- Bod |
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On Friday, 31 January 2020 11:47:22 UTC, Bod wrote:
On 31/01/2020 11:35, Paul Cummins wrote: In article , (Bod) wrote: she saved between £2,000 and £2,500 Wow, is that all? . To most people that's quite a lot of money. Are you a millionaire? How much do Mrs and Mr Josephine average spend on a car per year including depreciation? |
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On 31/01/2020 14:11, Mike Collins wrote:
On Friday, 31 January 2020 11:47:22 UTC, Bod wrote: On 31/01/2020 11:35, Paul Cummins wrote: In article , (Bod) wrote: she saved between £2,000 and £2,500 Wow, is that all? . To most people that's quite a lot of money. Are you a millionaire? How much do Mrs and Mr Josephine average spend on a car per year including depreciation? It's 2K + that she wouldn't have had, so what's your point. Send me 2K if it's not that much money to you. -- Bod |
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On 31/01/2020 14:11, Mike Collins wrote:
On Friday, 31 January 2020 11:47:22 UTC, Bod wrote: On 31/01/2020 11:35, Paul Cummins wrote: In article , (Bod) wrote: she saved between £2,000 and £2,500 Wow, is that all? . To most people that's quite a lot of money. Are you a millionaire? How much do Mrs and Mr Josephine average spend on a car per year including depreciation? 2k on depreciation at least (assuming a modern car) When calculating it is a fair guide that it will lose 10 percent a year over ten years. Plus the cost of its finance or loss of interest. plus deneral running costs. When you point out all of this to people they generally put their hands over their ears. If like me you run old cars and maintain them yourself the calcs are very different. One of mine has gained 30k in value over the last ten years and has had zero additional costs. The others have lost nothing except running costs. |
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