Commute from Church (round trip) = 90 miles
Current commute (round trip): = 34 miles
New commute adds 56 miles/day. There are approximately 20 working days/month.
56×20 = 1120 miles/month extra.
My car gets approx 30mpg.
1120/30 = 37.333 gallons/month
Gas costs (say) $3.00/gallon
37.333 * 3 = $111.999 (increased commuting costs)
Current Rent: $725.00/month
Estimated Church payment: $350/month (estimated wild ass guess)
$725-$350 = $375 (rent savings)
Carbon credits to offset additional driving = $1.82 / month
Rent Savings: $375.00 / month
Gas Expense: -$112.00 / month
Carbon Cost: -$001.82 / month
=================================================== Net difference: save $261.18 /month ==================================================== Bummers: Not being able to bike commute: -500 bummer units Lost time in the car: -100 bummer units Living in a church: + 400 awesomeness units Being close to home: + 400 awesomeness units =================================================== 800-600 = 200 awesomeness units
200 bucks and 200 awesomeness units!
Jihad!!!!
BE VERY WARY!!!!! I had a few friends who lived for a long time in an old converted church. The thing a huge open area (as most churches do) and nearly no insulation. Their heating bill was totally over the top! Given your example, it would easily make that savings disappear. Of course, this could be avoided if you can heat with wood that you gather.
Yeah, I thought about heating and cooling problems, too.
I went up to snoop around it today without the realtor, and It’s not going to happen for other reasons. I’ll probably write a story about my misadventures in Appalachia tomorrow. Too tired tonight.
How about the cost for renovating the church into useable living space?
Yeah, it was a stupid idea. I got kind of carried away….