I don't have a car so I take public transit when its "winter" Below -4 Celsius, or with snow on the ground. Round trip to and from work is 6 dollars bus fare. Starting next week (I hope) it will be warm enough to start riding to work...six bucks a day in my pocket for every day i don't take the bus. Electric is included in my rent, and i charge at work for free.
Last year I rode 7 months which works out to about 140 riding days at six bucks a day... comes to 980 dollars a year...If i can stop buying new stuff then the bike would have paid for itself it two years...but of course I keep buying new stuff because that is what we do yes? When i get something new for the bike i always equate it to how many riding days it will take to pay it off...Good thing i am not married.
Still ,the best practical hobby I ever had!