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We love our cars and like driving so naturally had 2 (him and her) cars! When we moved near to our in-laws, there were always going to be advantages and disadvantages. \u00a0We have a good relationship, sharing, caring and they love spending time with the grandchildren. \u00a0One we hadn’t really thought of was needing fewer cars. \u00a0We had 2 and she had 1. \u00a0However we did find that most of the time there was always one car on the drive, even when we were all out! \u00a0Having thought through a few logistics, agreed what days we really needed a car and sorted the insurance so we could all drive every car, we managed to lose one – well not actually lose one, more sell one. We worked out that even if we had to hire a car twice a month for a couple of days it was still going to cost us less than owning a third! The cost savings are significant although the maintenance and petrol costs for each remaining car has increased slightly; our overall consumption and costs have decreased, plus we have (near) live in babysitters and a safe neighbour to watch the house, kids and cats. \u00a0As an added benefit, when we do want a car (rather than need), there are great buses and even the bike!<\/p>\n

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Guest blog by a member of my church \u2013 this is the fourth of a short series<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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