back when i was a bachelor and only had myself to be concerned about as far as transportation, owning a car just didn't make economic sense compared against biking, walking, transit, car-sharing, ride-sharing, cabs, and rental cars. i could have afforded my own car, but for A single person in a city like chicago, it would have been a stupid waste of money.
now that i'm a family man and have other people's transportation needs to accommodate, the convenience of owning a car now offsets the major expense of doing so. but we just have the one car for those times when it comes in handy; owning two cars for our family in a neighborhood like lincoln square would be a stupid waste of money.
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"Missing middle" housing can be a great middle ground for many middle class families.
Last edited by Steely Dan; Nov 4, 2019 at 7:53 PM.
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