I estimate that I save a minimum of 6,000 a year living without a car. 6,000 will buy a fair number of rental days and airline tickets if that is what I choose to do. Yes there are sacrifices, and no it isn't for everybody, it was my personal choice. Not needing to make that 6k a year to support a car means I do not have to work more to support the car, it buys me more "me" time to do what I want. Friends and coworkers are very helpful for those times I need to transport something and often think of me when they travel to another bigger city to go shopping and ask if I want to go, on the few occasions I take them up on the offer I repay by buying lunch or gas, or both. I made the choice, I may not always live car free but for now it is working for me. Is it limiting, absolutely, no arguement at all, but it is also liberating in it's own way as well