3091: Carfree For Life by A Purple Life
Mar 30, 2025•12 min•Ep. 3091
Episode description
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Episode 3091:
A Purple Life reflects on how car ownership once symbolized freedom in traffic-choked Atlanta, only to become a stressful time sink that fueled a lifelong commitment to living carfree. By designing a life around walkability, public transit, and intentional limits, she highlights the financial and mental freedom that can come from rejecting car culture entirely.
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://apurplelife.com/2018/07/24/carfree-for-life/
Quotes to ponder:
"Every. Single. Day. This is when I learned I never wanted to own a car or have a car commute again."
"It felt like I was staring into the abyss of my commuting future."
"I’ll happily substitute owning a car with a mix of public transit, walking and using the sharing economy."
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