Comment on It's tax season and my parents don't really feel lime paying this... Alright Lemmy, what should they do? 👀

Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  flying

  IN THIS ECONOMY?

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  Roadtrip it is!

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  (Or they can be very frugal and walk there in 3 days… but that’s after April 15 and then the Taxman is big mad…

  Biking maybe? xD)

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  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Can I interest you in a goat car?

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  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Amtrak actually looks pretty reasonable

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    • some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Amtrak is not bad at all for short trips. For a longer journey, forget about it. Try looking at travel from Boston to anywhere south of DC.

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      • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Yeah, I know, I live in Boston. The NE corridor subsidizes literally the entirety of the rest of the Amtrak network that isn’t profitable.

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    • DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Eh, I think driving is still cheaper…

      According to google: 150 miles (approximate distance) for a Toyota Rav 4 is approximately $20 in gas one way… $40 both ways… saving $14 xD

      (wear and tear blah blah its not immediate so as far as their frugal brains go, its cheaper…

      Oh yea… they’ll probably need to go together… so two tickets would be over $100

      Lesson Learned: Travel by driving is cheaper if you have more than 1 person)

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