Originally Posted by PDXCarless

My wife and I are carless. We moved back and forth between Portland and London multiple times and just got tired of buying/selling cars. We were already biking just about everywhere but had one car for my commute to my job in the suburbs of Portland. My current job does not require a highway so we are fully carless. It's not difficult in Portland, at all. We can afford cars, but really dislike driving and would rather have the estimated $10k a year for something other than cars. We keep track of all of our bike expenses as well as the times when we have to use Lyft or rent a car for a weekend road trip. It's usually less than $1000 per year for the both of us, combined. Factor in our lack of need of a gym membership and the extra time we save by not sitting in traffic and it's a real no-brainer.