<prompt> Human: Two years ago, I got rid of my car and switched entirely to Uber as my primary form of transportation. I just did the math, and in 2016 I spent 2,200 on Uber. I live in an area where renting a parking spot is 120month, and my car insurance was 100month, so Im coming out ahead on those fixed costs alone. I also just really really hate driving, so for me this has been an amazing change. Selling the car felt really drastic, but I quickly got used to the new world order and came to love it. I dont think that this would work for most people anyone with a long daily commute, but might be worth considering if you live near work and arent a huge fan of driving.My Uber spending falls into two categories: going across town on the weekends typically 8-30 round trip, and going to work typically 8 round trip. I live about 30-40 minutes walking distance from work, so sometimes I just skip the Uber and walk.I never really went out of my way to be frugal with the Uber spend. I could have probably cut the total spend down by at least 30 if I was willing to take Uber Pool instead of Uber X adding 5-20 min of travel time and avoided going places at peak times surge pricing.Ill use Uber Pool instead of Uber X if Im not in a hurry. This is especially great for short distances you wont get matched with anyone but still get the discount, or very long rides because of the larger savings. I dont think its worth it for medium length trips, because it may end up taking a lot longer for 2 in savings.My company also offers WageWorks Commuter Benefits - this lets me pay for Uber Pool rides with pre-tax dollars.Things I like about Ubering 1 no driving 2 no worrying about parking or parking tickets 3 no planning around drinking 4 no car costs insuranceregistrationdepreciationrepairs 5 no liability this one is big for me Things I dont like about Ubering 1 occasional awkward conversations with strangers 2 sometimes having to wait for a long time especially if a driver cancels 3 feeling like some trips are less worth taking because theyre further away and will cost more 4 not always having a change of clothes and an umbrella in the trunk My stats for 2016: 221 rides taken 2 days 19 hours total riding time 2,136 spent How to see your Uber stats: all trip info summary stats from a third party co EDIT:Lots of people guessing I live in the Bay. I dont, Im in a major city where most people own cars. Not that many big tech companies there, which is why Im not saying the city name. A few people saying that this isnt frugal especially because I work in tech and make a large salary, or that it wouldnt be frugal for them. I 100 agree that this would not make sense for most people. This post is intended to be more of a case study than a strong suggestion to sell your car. I wanted to share for two reasons 1 I wanted to make the switch for a long time, but there was a strong psychological barrier to doing it. Selling your car just wasnt something that anyone I knew did, and Uber was pretty new and untested. I thought it might help some people who are considering it to hear about one example of making the switch 2 All of my coworkers own cars, and a lot of them have expressed interest in getting rid of them. I hear a lot of the same uncertainty coming from them that I experienced before, and thought it could be an interesting read for those folks. Assistant: What do you do for groceries? Is your store walking distance or do you have to Uber to the store and back and how easy is it for you to Uber with groceries? Especially if you need a lot. I still have a car, but my girlfriend does not. She has gone the same route as you and has been using Lyft usually cheaper than Uber in our city for close to two years for her transportation. I can easily and cheaply run to the grocery store for stuff to make a meal. If she needs stuff she doesnt go. She orders food in. Her food bills are hundreds more per month than mine because of this. Human: Thats a good question, I could see how grocery shopping would be tricky with Uber. Right now, I typically just eat at work we get free breakfast, lunch, and dinner on the weekdays, and often eat out or have leftovers on the weekends. I did do a sabbatical out of the country for 6 months on 2015, also without a car. I just bought groceries at a small grocer 5 minutes from my apartment on the walk back from work. I found that I made lots of small trips, instead of one large weekly trip. I would think Id like some eggplant tonight and just purchase an eggplant instead of stocking up. One down side is that this wasnt a major supermarket, so the selection was smaller.  <response>: Haha, there it is. A main example why this works for OP and not anyone else: OP gets free food at least 5 days a week. 