Cost savings from 4 months of bike commuting

[kcb203]

Since I started bike commuting ~3 days per week on May 31, I’ve biked 1175 miles and burned about 35,000 calories. I’ve saved 67 gallons/$265 dollars in gas and another $110 in tolls.

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[consularrider]

@DismalScientist 66105 wrote:

By any chance, do you work in a Federal budgeting office?:rolleyes:

But then wouldn’t he just be offsetting his Metro benefit and not actually saving real money? :p

[ERandall]

What about water bill savings from showering at the office’s gym?

[TwoWheelsDC]

@ERandall 66305 wrote:

What about water bill savings from showering at the office’s gym?

I’ve never calculated the savings of this, but it’s always one of the things I highlight on the rare occasions I get asked about biking to work. I mean, I still shower after my ride home, but it’s usually just a quick rinse…much less than the long, sleepy, morning shower that I would be taking at home if I wasn’t riding to work.

[pfunkallstar]

With subsidized Metro, I’m not really saving anything – that might not last the way things are trending though. Also, I eat WAY more food biking 120+ miles a week.

[vvill]

@pfunkallstar 66422 wrote:

Also, I eat WAY more food biking 120+ miles a week.

Same, but that just means I can actually finish the crazy portion sizes they serve here! (And have elevenses.)

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