IGO rules!

So here in Chicago we have car sharing, IGO, which I'm sure is not news to some of you. Such an awesome concept. We signed up about a year ago to see if we would like it...and wow! We pay by the hour and gas and insurance are included. We try not to use it too often, but when we need to run errands that include going outside our immediate locale or when, because it's the weekend, we don't want to wait an hour for the bus, we use it. We've even taken a few trips to Wisconsin, my husband wanted to go fishing. We reserved it for the whole day to go to WI which costs more than renting a car; however, it's so convenient to just drop the car about a half mile from home rather than taking the bus and then the train all the way to O'Hare. Anyway, it's a great idea and IGO car lots are showing up all over the city. It's great to know we can get a car if we need one without having to fork out all the $$$ to own a car.

3 years now...

So officially this month, my husband and I have been living carfree...in Chicago. We got our first taste of carfree, village living when he was stationed in Germany. It got in our blood and we couldn't fight it. I wanted to start a blog and talk about my experiences and share with others who live without cars or who want to. I'll post more later