Thrifty Thursday

There are many ways to save money when you look at your vehicle.  Sometimes it is the biggest expense we have in our budget outside of housing.

One way we conserve funds is by using a toll road transponder.  Usually you pay a deposit up front (which is returned when the transponder is).  In Ontario there is not a monthly fee to use it.  Just having a transponder in your vehicle will save the video toll fee.  This is especially useful for a family with small children.  Without the transponder you are charged each time you enter the toll road.  Imagine you are on the toll road.  Cha-ching $3.25 to get on (plus the cost of the toll).  3 exits down the road your own Poppet has to go.  You know.  The mad rush to find a bathroom!  When you return to the toll road, cha-ching, you are hit with another $3.25 non-transponder video toll charge (the cost for processing your license plate via photo rather than transponder signal).  With a transponder you only ever pay the toll fee for the kilometres driven.

It’s a small, but practical way to save.  We only use ours once every couple of months, but since it doesn’t cost anything to just have it we find it more than worth it!

Warmest regards,

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