Comments on: What cycling taught me about personal finance

By: Fredo

Fredo — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 17:07:14 +0000

Or you could go with an velomobile – a recumbent bike with a aerodynamic hardshell. Then you have comfort while having only a fraction of the aerodynamic drag. And if you are lazy, you can add an electric assist to help going up the hills.

No clue what the financial equivalent would be.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 05:05:19 +0000

@youngandthrifty – Well, if you’re on asphalt, it would be a subculture that it’s hard to fit into mainstream life. Good for short trips. Hard to ride fast, but goes everywhere.

By: youngandthrfty

youngandthrfty — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 23:46:37 +0000

Nice analogy =)

I’ve actually never tried riding a cruiser OR a road bike.

I have a mountain bike, what would that be in housing/debt terms? =)

By: Insurance Izzy

Insurance Izzy — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:32:58 +0000

Very nice analogy. I swear, even a slight wind and a slight upwards grade makes a bike ride about twenty times harder.

By: jc

jc — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:13:58 +0000

nothing quite like a bicycle tour to impress the value of traveling light.

By: Nina

Nina — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:16:39 +0000

Wow!

I HATE cycling, I’m more of a “walking girl” but what a great analogy …
We really have to start loosing stuff.

By: Q

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 03:35:40 +0000

The analogies are hilarious.

You should have ERE quotes of the day

By: Carol@inthetrenches

Carol@inthetrenches — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 03:24:10 +0000

Love it! Couple questions and comments.
1. Jacob, have you ever done the STP (Seattle to Portland) run? I used to live on the route. 2. Hope there are no football players reading who might want to prove you wrong.
3. What kind of portable bike stand would you recommend if a very slow person wanted to ride their bike stationary in the garage for the winter? (Guess that would be the savings account with no interest)

By: Joel

Joel — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:34:17 +0000

Such a perfect analogy, I love tangible examples like this. Already forwarded this post to a handful of non-ERE friends…gonna make them believers!

By: T.Pettinger

T.Pettinger — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:11:01 +0000

as a cyclist and personal finance blogger I was interested by this post. One thing worth mentioning, cyclist definitely save a lot of money on the commute.

By: Simplicity in Kansas

Simplicity in Kansas — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 10:43:11 +0000

Like the analogy. I too cycle and will be doing that today inside the gym of course as with snow it is a little hard not to crash and slide. For me, cycling helped me loose about 1/3 of my body weight over time, improved my health, lowered my lipids and improved my mind and body. It really has changed my life as I found a new self reliance and confidence.

By: Dollar Frugal

Dollar Frugal — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:06:59 +0000

Add to that trailer of stuff a buggy with three kids in it and a dog on the side with a leash attached to the owners’ hand.

And a boat attached behind all of that.

There is much more to your analogy than meets the eye…this is not just a call to fiscal responsibility, but a call to “slimming down” our clutter – people’s lives are just too complicated.