One of the quirks of my job is that I get a fully expensed Mercedes Station Wagon, which gets swapped out every 20K Miles or 3 years, whichever is sooner.
I "work from home" but in reality I spend most of my time driving around aimlessly, as "work" consists of occasionally answering the telephone, +/- 15mins a day, and I find that driving is the best form of relief from the obscure neurological problems I suffer from.
There are 2 conditions on the vehicle, I cannot take fee paying passengers nor can I perform deliveries. In order to quasi justify to myself driving 20K Miles +/- every 7 months for no reason other than pain relief, I currently do the following:
- Volunteer to take elderly/disabled people to hospital appointments.
- Sign up to every rideshare app going.
- Act as a free taxi service to all of my, diminishing number, of friends.
The remaining 80% of the time I am running a luxobarge around aimlessly.
The reason I am posting this on frugal, is that I view my frugal lifestyle as not solely for my benefit, but that of the community. Driving a car around with just myself in it is not really compatible with that ethos.
I would be interested to hear of any suggestions of how I may give value to others through the use of this car. The novelty of solo road trips around Europe has worn off.
I have had a few ideas such as transporting pets for shelters, again as a volunteer, however am struggling to find something consistent and purposeful.
February 02, 2017 at 10:12AM
