Trim the cost of commuting

SHARED From;

Evening Standard, Tuesday 1 October 2013

On the money By Lucy Tobin

CUT COMMUTE COSTS

 

Ways to trim the cost of commuting (not just by retiring):

1. Car sharing
• Ask around the office if anyone’s travelling in from your area
• Via social media car-pool sites
• Share fuel bills and car costs
2. Lodge in town
3. Take to two wheels
• Switch from car to bike
• Motorbikes and scooters pay lower fuel
4. Clever tickets
• Travel outside peak times if possible
• Season tickets

How to save it

• Bag a free lunch
• Grab a pack-in pack
• Quit smoking
• Chocolate snifter
• Stay an extra night