Retirement Blog

Want to spend less for gas? Retire. When you retire your work commute ends. You automatically use less gas. How much can you save? If you have a 20 gallon tank, and fill up once a week at $3.75 a gallon, you are spending $300 a month or $3600 per year. If you are a working couple, the two of you are spending, over $7,000 a year at the pump!

Want to save even more? Retire and get rid of your cars. How much can you save? If you are a couple, and each spend $600 a month on gas, payments, insurance, maintenance, you could save $1200 a month or almost $15,000 a year by retiring! When you retire, you can move to a location that doesn’t require a car, saving you a lot of money each year. If you need a car, for a trip or vacation, you can always rent a car. If you can’t yet retire, you can still spend less on gas, by using public transportation or by joining a carpool.

This is a great example of how Green Retirement Planning works. By choosing a green lifestyle, you can retire with less savings, allowing you to retire early.

By retiring, and retiring your cars, you are also helping the environment and the economy. Your work commute, is causing global warming, and creating demand for foreign oil. Your retirement will help the environment, reduce the price of gas, and increase our energy independence.

This is the Retirement Blog. Visit the Green Retirement Planning Website to learn how you can save hundreds of thousands of dollars, retire early, and help save the planet