Dear Residents of Northeastern Connecticut, and the border areas of Rhode Island and Massachusetts:

Our primary goal as an organization is to find ways to work together and eliminate unnecessary and wasteful redundancies -- and the private automobile is the first target.

Keep track of your automobile expenses some time. Think how much money you would have if you didn't have to single handedly support an automobile. Imagine cutting those expenses into halves, or thirds, or even fourths.

What do you really need your car for anyway? You need to get to work, to go get groceries, and perhaps to go to some sort of recreation on weekends.

The American consumerist and individualist lifestyle tells you that you "must" have the "freedom" to take your car anywhere, anytime, without having to coordinate or share with others.

All I ask you is to count the extra money you pay for this privilege, and ask yourself if it's worth it. You can still use a car, but you might have to coordinate and cooperate with one or two or three other people.

Do you have a broken down old car that frequently causes unexpected and large expenses? If we manage to do car sharing with 3 or 4 people, we will only get new cars under warranty and insured to the maximum, and trade them in after 2 years. This is the way tight knit religious communities do car-sharing, and they save a bundle of money. Of course, they share between 10 families, but even 4 families sharing one vehicle will realize great savings in cost, and all car expenses will be predictable.

Cutting the costs of private automobile is the "low hanging fruit" of the American family budget. Do the math, and get in touch with me at foodnotlawnsct (at) yahoo.com especially if you are located in Windham County, Connecticut.