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Transportation is one of the biggest purchases in an average American's budget. Do you want to save up money fast for that car or looking to save on gas? Get the best tricks to save money on your vehicle. How to save money on car-related expenses, save on transportation, and tips to budget for a car purchase.

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Used Car Buying Tips: Should You Buy From a Private Seller or a Car Dealer?

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

We bought a car!!! We decided to purchase a budget subcompact car when we found out we would be expecting our first baby. It was a begrudging choice (I'm not a car person at all). It was elevated by ...

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How To Live In A Car To Save Money The Ultimate Guide

The Rent Is Too Damn High! – A Guide To Living In Your Car

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

$1,405. That was the reported national average monthly rent in the US as of June last year. With property prices so high, it’s no wonder that so many people have to resort to living out of their cars ...

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How Much Money Does Our Brand of Frugality Save? (Spoiler: $56,000+/Year)

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

I’ve honestly wondered about how much our frugal living saved. Let's do the whole math breakdown and find out!Our brand of frugality is pretty typical (to a little extra strength) in the accumulation ...

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Financial Pros and Cons of Autonomous Self Driving Car Technology

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

The last time mankind did something indisputably significant was sending the first signal from UCLA to Stanford via ARPANET (the original birth of the Internet). That was in 1989; 2 years before I was ...

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9 Big Reasons Why You Should Choose To Live Without a Car

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

I never really mentioned why we personally chose to live without a car. Not that it's much of a mystery. We don't even have frugal clunkers to brag about.To be perfectly honest, I see the stats ...

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The 4 Main Benefits of Car-Free Living

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

For me, there's nothing more infuriating than being stuck in traffic. It's not just the waiting or the concentration necessary to be a responsible driver but it's also the nagging penny pincher in me ...

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17 Public Bus Safety Tips From a Lifetime Expert ?

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

Buses are un-glamorous. Slow. Inconvenient. But so darn easy and economical in comparison to most other modes of transit! Here are some bus safety tips and the (partly subconscious) things I do ...

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Biking for Dummies – Street Basics

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

We're hanging out with Ms. Raggedly Riches today who has been awesome in her pursuit of a creative life. We're talking about alternatives for those of us who live car-free! There are so few win-wins ...

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