Is not having a car worth it? | |
Sarah Allely’s story starts in September last year.
That’s when her mechanic told her their car needed thousands of dollars’ worth of work – but was too old to invest in.
It wasn’t a great time financially to buy a new one. So her family decided to do an experiment to see if not owning a car could make financial as well as environmental sense.
Straight away, she says, she started doubting whether it was a good idea.
“I was worried I had made a mistake,” she writes.
“Was this going to make our lives even more stressful and chaotic? Was I crazy to put this extra pressure on us?”
Read all about how the year turned out in Sarah’s article.
And if you’re looking for something different this weekend, tune into ABC Jazz for their inaugural Jazz 100. This year’s theme is “your favourite jazz artist”.
(Don’t worry about missing your favourite RN shows – as always you can catch up on them later on the RN website or the ABC listen app.)
Until next time,
Rosie Ryan, digital editor
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| Sarah Allely’s family has been doing an experiment for the past year — to see what it's like living without a car. (You know, because 2020 wasn’t already challenging and unpredictable enough.) So, what's the verdict?
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| Britain's first luxury hotel was a place where the rich lived like royalty. It attracted the likes of Oscar Wilde, Marilyn Monroe, the Queen and The Beatles. But amid the glamour and extravagance, it's also seen scandal, spies — and even murder.
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 | | | | | | | | Tune in to RN Drive from 6:00pm on Tuesday, October 6, for an extended program with details of what’s in this year’s Federal Budget.
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 | | | | | | | | Congratulations to the teams behind ABC podcasts Coronacast and Science Friction, both shortlisted for the Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Science Journalism.
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| Find out who made it into the Top 100 as ABC Jazz presenters James Valentine, Megan Burslem, Monica Trapaga and Mal Stanley spend the weekend bringing you Australia’s most beloved jazz artists.
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