Comments on: More Tips For The Car…

By: Frugal Dad

Frugal Dad — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:46:43 +0000

The matching towels idea is a great one. I’ve created my share of upholstery stains thanks to spilled groceries, trash bags, etc. that I’ve hauled in my trunk.

We keep a box of baby wiped and a roll of toilet paper in the back of our car - just in case! When my son was potty training this came in real handy a time or two.

By: Michael Davis

Michael Davis — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:46:14 +0000

I like the idea of using the wife as a chauffeur while you snooze. Good work sir.

By: Ilene Lefkowitz

Ilene Lefkowitz — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:01:26 +0000

I got cheap ($4) lapdesks from the craft store, one for each child to use in the car. It allows them to color or play with small toys on their lap during long car rides. It is also helpful when snacking in the car. They each also have a bag of special car toys that live in the back of the car. These toys do not come into the house at all. Every now and then I rotate them.

We keep a snack bag in the car too, along with a first aid kit. In the front seat I ALWAYS have a container of baby wipes. They come in handy just about every single day.

By: MikeR

MikeR — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:55:33 +0000

Fortunately my wife’s office is just a couple of miles from mine. Unfortunately our house is 25 miles away. We have two cars and she works at home two days a week. The other three days we ride together. We usually take her big ass suv because she drives in the morning while I grab a few extra minutes of snooze time. I fill it once a week and fill my car once every two or three weeks instead of once or twice a week. Always nice to save some $$.

By: Michael Davis

Michael Davis — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:04:59 +0000

Ahhh…the joys of a digital life. It’s amazing how compact our audio/video lives have become in the past decade.

By: Michael Davis

Michael Davis — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:03:18 +0000

I loved this! As a man mostly clad in black…this would work like a charm on me.

By: Michael Davis

Michael Davis — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:00:16 +0000

Putting together a kit like that has been on my “todo” list forever. Thanks for the inspiration to move it up a few notches. I’d hate to have Hannah and the kids get stuck somewhere without much more than a cell phone and some chocolate bars.

By: maria

maria — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:00:05 +0000

well, a lot of the time i’d much rather be listening to music it’s just that spending that much time commuting on a regular basis feels like a waste if i don’t take advantage of it somehow.

By: Michael Davis

Michael Davis — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:56:08 +0000

I’m a big fan of audio info too. Audio books and podcasts far outweigh music in my listening life.

By: Adam Kayce

Adam Kayce — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:50:08 +0000

Our car has a tape deck, which means it used to be littered with tapes (some for me, some for the kids). Then, we used a cd player that plugs into the tape deck, and the lighter jack… which made for better sound and choices, but left the car littered with cds, tapes, the player, and cables running all over.

Now, we use an iPod, and the same headphone-jack-to-tape-deck device, and so there’s only one cord, no tapes, no cds… so much easier.