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Employees and businesses focus on health care as the No. 1 benefit in any benefits package. But a new trend is making people rethink a lot of things about jobs and benefits: Longer commutes. It’s making some people wonder if commuting is the next health care in terms of how it impacts the job market.
Okay, you get it. Taking public transportation and carpooling to work is great for the environment. But, there are so many other ways to be green at the office as well. In honor of Earth Month (the lovely month of April), we’re going provide some easy ways to be green at the office besides taking public transportation and carpooling. And since we like to keep you in suspense, we’re going to break up this highly-informative piece into two separate posts. So, without further ado, here are the first 5:
Last year AAA reported that the average cost of owning and operating a new car was $8,469 a year, or $706 a month! How did they come up with this number? They took into consideration the car’s sales price, maintenance, repair, fuel cost and its depreciating value over time. So it would make sense that to get the most out of your investment in a new car, especially one used for the daily commute, knowing about eco-driving could help.
Making the most of every seat in the car to save money and energy goes back to the first Ford Model T. Since then, the history of carpooling has been tied very closely to changes in fuel prices, politics and the state of the economy.