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HOW TO MANAGE LIVING ON YOUR OWN: TRANSPORTATION
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Editorial
BY SUMMER BARRAZA
Editor-in-Chief
Victoria Durling
chiefed@clackamas.edu
Managing Editor
Jared Preble
maned@clackamas.edu
Arts & Culture Editor
Ian Van Orden
aced@ciackamas.edu
Sports Editor
Jacob Thompson
sportsed@clackamas.edu
Photo Editor
Jonathan Villagomez
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Multimedia Editor
Summer Barraza
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Design Editor
William Farris
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MULTI M EDI A EDITOR
Photos by Jonathan Villagomez
Last week we talked about
eating on a budget as a
low income human being.
Now that your belly is full
from last week, you got
to get to work or school. -
Transportation is a bit harder
to save money on. If you have
a bike or skateboard then
you’re good. This advice is
for people who have to travel
longer distances.'
Public transportation:
TriMet offers “ honored
citizen passes” for veterans
and people who qualify for^ ’
food benefits or the Oregon
Health Plan. If you provide
TriMet proof, you will be
given a Hop pass to ride the
bus, max or street car at
nearly a 73 percent discount.
If you don’t have a car you
can do this. The college also
offers free shuttle rides
to and from Oregon City,
Harmony and Clackamas
Town Center. The SCID bus,
which goes from CCC to
Molalla, charges $1 per ride.
Gas rewards: If you drive
you can collect gas rewards
from shopping! Get your gas
at a grocer owned station
such as Safeway, as each
dollar purchase you make in
store equals up to one point
in collecting rewards. If you
obtain 100 points, you can
get 10 cents off a gallon. If
you have an app, sometimes
point multipliers will pop up
ON THE COVER:
on the app doubling your gas
rewards for your purchases
in store.
Use your phone: Instead
of heading to the nearest gas
station, check online where
the nearest and cheapest gas
stations are. Usually they will
list the price for unleaded gas
and you can compare.
Different gas stations:
Gas stations that are not
connected to grocery
stores are likely to be more
expensive. Grocery stores
like Safeway and Fred Meyer
have cheaper prices than
companies specifically for
gas. Because o f this you will
have to wait in the long lines .
because other people have
caught on. Don’t let that
intimidate you!
Hitch a ride: Make friends
with your classmates!
You never know who lives
nearby. Arrange days to
carpool with a classmate
because that can cut down on
costs. Notice when a person
offers you a ride they never
pick out a price for gas that
you have to pay? They never
say, “ I’ll take you, but I want
$10 for gas, ” so you can get
away with giving a $5. A
friend is better than a Uber.
Car Insurante: Know
that you ’re a good driver
but your insurance isn’t
cutting any slack? Check
your insurance provider’s'
website for discounts or even
attachments you can place in
your car that monitors your
driving. If you’re against the
idea of a corporate entity
tracking you, I understand,
and that’s why I don’t have
one. But, if you don’t care for
your privacy, by all means,
go for it.
What not to do:
Times:get hard, things get
rougher, people get poorer
and yet the world continues
to breathe. With that being
said, do not purchase a ticket
. for arty TriMet service as a
child whertyou are an adult!
Sometimes bus driver’s will
make mistakes and so will
you, but if you get caught
you could be fined $175.
Think twice before calling
a taxi service, they’re very
expensive. One time I took a
taxi for eight miles and the
final charge was around $50.
Think thrice about using
Uber or Lyft - yeah they’re
cheaper as far as pricing.
You get a flat rate and
know what you’re spending
when viewing the app and
depending on the distance.
Be prepared to pay up to $30
if you’re travelling from CCC
;to the CTC
Getting educated and
getting to education
shouldn’t be a windy road.
While these might not be the
biggest and best methods of
saving cash, it will help in
small ways to prevent your
bank account from hitting
$0.
The art exhibit, “Signal to Noise” by artist Jennifer Ingram is showing in Pauling through Dec. 3.
Photos by Jonathan Villagomez. Design by Ian Van Orden.
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November 14, 2018