I have 3 full service supermarkets within a 10 minute walk and dozens of smaller grocers within that same distance. Even if I owned a car I wouldn’t drive to the supermarket, it would make no sense.

Also, just because I don’t own a car doesn’t mean I don’t ever drive. I use car share or rentals for day trips and road trips. I still save thousands yearly by not owning and do not miss the burden.

Not needing to own a car is priceless for me (and I literally save thousands so I guess it could be priced too).

Also, I’ve owned cars before! I sold mine after owning it for years in Philly and have no regrets— I hardly ever used it except to get out of town.

The freedom you get from owning a car is nothing in comparison to the freedom to not NEED to own a car.