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Can Electric Cars Really Save You Money?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Guest Post Author Bio: Miles Walker is a freelance blogger who usually writes about car insurance over at Car Insurance Comparison.org. His recent review looked at where to get North Carolina car insurance. Gasoline and Hybrids. Consider the gasoline usage of a typical electric hybrid: 60 miles per gallon.

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11 Ways To Make Personal Travel More Sustainable And Less Polluting

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You can pick up a good used bike for under $100 and stop paying for gasoline and emitting noxious gases. Doing so eliminates car payments, insurance bills, and maintenance costs. Buy A Scooter If you want to feel the breeze in your face but are afraid of climbing up on that Harley, check out small gas or electric-powered scooters.

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How Do You Handle Increasing Expenses?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Gasoline : We currently budget $75 a week for gasoline which translates to a tank of gas for our van. With gas prices falling significantly recently, we haven’t been using the full amount. We would be sacrificing our long term financial growth in order to make our budget a little more comfortable in the short term.