Car Free School

$147,000 dollars.

That’s how much money I’ve saved by making one really smart financial decision.

My wife, Jennifer, has saved more than $54,000 by making the same decision.

Together we’ve saved $200,000, we’re completely debt-free, and within another year or two we’re going to pay cash for a house.

How did we do it? By going car free.

I've been car free for more than a decade. Jennifer's been car free for 6 years.

Jennifer and I still occasionally rent cars and we frequently ride in cars, we just don't own one -- the fixed costs are too high.

There are many benefits to living car free, and the financial windfall is at the top of the list.

According to the American Automobile Association, the average cost of car ownership is $8,400 a year -- $700 per month. The average cost to own an SUV is $10,255 per year.

Keep in mind that you pay for your car in after-tax dollars. So a $700 monthly car cost eats up approximately $1,000 in salary every month -- $12,000 each year.

How would you like to effectively increase your salary by $12K per year -- without a side hustle? And without having to beg your boss for a raise.

What could you do with that money? Lots of things. Pay off debt, like credit cards or student loans. Save it. Invest it. Buy an appreciating asset like a house or rental property. Buy Bitcoins if you're feeling sassy. Travel. Save for a child’s college. Or even pay off your mortgage and retire early.

Serious question: how would you like to be debt free and have six figures of cash in the bank -- without doing any extra work?

YOU'LL LEARN HOW TO LIVE WELL WITHOUT OWNING A CAR

By following the step-by-step program in this online course not only will you save a boatload of cash, you’ll also improve your quality of life. You'll reduce your stress level, lose weight, improve your health, live longer, have greater peace of mind and lower anxiety, have more freedom, retire sooner, and do your part to help fight climate change.

When I first got rid of my car, I was a TV News anchor in Saint Louis, Missouri. Within a few months of bicycle commuting to work I lost 25 pounds and saw my abs for the first time in years. Even though I was eating as much as I wanted. I also lowered my blood pressure, reduced my stress level, had more free time, was more productive, paid off my credit cards, and I began sleeping better.

It’s all possible with one smart lifestyle choice… going car free. You will still ride in cars and rent them occasionally, you just won't own one.

ABOUT THE COURSE CREATORS

My name is Chris Balish, and for more than a decade I have been a nationally-known advocate and evangelist for the car free movement. My car free lifestyle has been profiled on more than 800 radio and TV stations, and in more than 150 magazines, newspapers, and websites. Including all the biggies… The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Newsweek, Forbes, Sierra magazine, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, and many others. I've also appeared on NPR Morning Edition, NBC’s Today show, CNN, MSNBC, MSN, Discovery networks, and others.

Check out my personal website at ChrisBalish.com, and my LinkedIn page. Or just Google me.

My wife, Jennifer, helped me co-create this course. She offers the important female perspective of a woman and mother living car free in Los Angeles. You'll see her in many of the course videos and on our YouTube channel.

THE PROMISE

Going car free will change your life. I promise. I’ve been preaching this for over a decade and I’ve helped thousands of people go car free, get out of debt, live active lifestyles, and save a small fortune.

One of the best aspects of car free living is the freedom it provides. Jennifer and I have traveled to 16 different countries, including an extended trip to Asia and a 3-month backpacking trip through Europe, all completely financed by our savings from going car free. Here are some pics of our travels.

And by the way, Jennifer and I live in the global epicenter of car culture, Los Angeles, California. People in LA are obsessed with their cars. But we don't care because we're saving so much money. They're all in debt and making big car payments. We're debt-free.

We recently got married, and now we're expecting a baby... which we will raise completely car free.

We actually paid for our entire wedding and honeymoon with money we saved by going car free.

SO HERE'S THE PITCH...

In this video training course Jennifer and I teach the best real-world strategies for anyone to transition to car free living in 90 days or less. We've lived the car free lifestyle for a combined 16+ years, so we've figured out all the angles, pitfalls, shortcuts, and savings.

There are 30+ video modules in the course, plus interactive elements.

In this course we cover literally dozens of topics which are essential to successfully living car free -- most which you'd never even think of or plan for. The course covers everything from car free lifestyle re-engineering (required), to commuting car free (critical), to socializing car free (vital), to car free dating and romance (surprising), and even how to explain your decision to go car free to your family, friends, Tinder dates, and strangers (incredibly useful).

Check out the course curriculum below.

BUT DO I REALLY NEED A COURSE TO GO CAR FREE?

Can you go car free without taking this course? Yes. But it will be a lot more difficult and more expensive than just buying the course. You’ll make all the mistakes I made when I first went car free. You'll needlessly waste hundreds or even thousands of dollars, countless hours, and make it a lot harder on yourself than it needs to be.

This course literally pays for itself in a month -- because it costs less than one month of car ownership.

Plus, if you don't take this course you’ll probably delay and procrastinate another six months to a year before going car free. That alone will cost you between $4,000 and $8,000 in unnecessary expense. This course includes both information and inspiration, along with personal coaching and accountability that will guarantee your success.

Watch the "Start Here" video on this page for a detailed analysis of why this course is worth every penny. Don't go it alone. Learn from the experts and start saving money sooner.

INCLUDES ONE-ON-ONE COACHING

If you sign up for this course, you get direct telephone access to me and Jennifer, so we can personally coach you on your transition to a car free lifestyle -- taking into account your unique situation and challenges.

We want you to succeed. We want you to have financial freedom. And we want to save the planet.

By going car free, we have found a better way to live and we're living that better way. Please join us in the rapidly growing car free movement.

MONEY BACK GUARANTEE

If you sign up for this course and you don’t save TEN TIMES the cost of the course in your first year of living car free, Jennifer and I will give you a full refund.

Where else are you going to get a guaranteed 10X return on your money?

And that 10x ROI happens in your first year of living car free. When you adopt a car free lifestyle long term you’ll save hundreds of thousands of dollars over your lifetime and be able to retire sooner.

As an added bonus, you can brag about how you’re doing your part to fight climate change, since cars are the single largest contributor to greenhouse gases.

Oh, and did I mention you’ll also lose weight, improve your health, have greater peace of mind, lower your stress level, and you’ll probably live longer too. We’ll cover all that stuff in the course.

Are you ready? Let’s save some money!

Chris Balish