Nineteen months of car costs, every receipt
Gas, repairs, insurance and three registrations since March 2025. What each of our vehicles cost per mile, and the one that surprised me.
All posts in Gas, Commutes & Road Trips
Back to school with two drivers in the house
Garrett drives Lainey in the Civic now. What that did to the van's miles, our gas bill and Tina's mornings in the first two weeks.
A long weekend at Lake of the Ozarks: $68 in gas
446 miles round trip in the van, a rented cabin split with Tina's sister and a cooler that did most of the work. The whole receipt.
Gas hit $3.29, so I started carpooling twice a week
A coworker lives six blocks away and works my shift. What sharing the drive saves us a month and the two rules that keep it friendly.
Driving Valentine's deliveries for Tina's flower shop
61 bouquets, 118 miles in the van and one very nervous dad carrying roses. A florist's busiest day from the driver's seat.
Our 2025 gas bill for three vehicles: $3,604
Every fill-up since March in one notebook. Gas per vehicle, per mile and per month, and the month that cost the most.
Thanksgiving in Lincoln, Nebraska on $61 of gas
Three hours up I-29 and across in the van, four of us and a pie on Tina's lap. What the holiday drive cost and where we stopped.
Deer season and my 6 a.m. drive to work
Fall is when deer and cars meet around here. How I drive the dark commute out Highway 36 in October and November, and what I watch for.
How many miles the school year adds to the van
Two schools, volleyball practice, a mowing route and church. I tracked August's miles and what the extra driving costs us a month.
A Royals game day trip from St. Joe for $163
An hour down I-29 to Kansas City, $20 parking, four tickets and a cooler in the van. What a summer ballgame cost the four of us.
What a 22-mile commute costs in a V8 pickup
Our Silverado averages about 16 mpg on my drive across St. Joseph and back. The math per day, per month and per year at $2.89 a gallon.