Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In hyper-individualist American culture, we're told that having a car means freedom — but is that really true? This episode is hosted by Kara Perez, friend of TFD, founder of Kara Explores Money & author of Money For Change!
MORE FROM @karaexploresmoney:
-Follow her here: instagram.com/karaexploresmoney
-You can purchase Kara's book, Money For Change, here: bookshop.org/p/books/money-for-change-how-to-reduce-waste-build-wealth-and-create-a-better-future-for-all-kara-perez/67361feb311f3e8b
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS WE PERSONALLY RECOMMEND:
Advisor: bit.ly/AdvisorKara130
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Monarch: bit.ly/KaraMonarch130
SOURCE LINKS:
wsj.com/buyside/personal-finance/auto-insurance/average-car-insurance-cost
consumeraffairs.com/automotive/average-car-maintenance-costs.html
iseecars.com/cars-that-hold-their-value-study
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Benz
theguardian.com/books/2015/oct/23/the-power-broker-robert-moses-and-the-fall-of-new-york-robert-caro-review
npr.org/2020/07/05/887386869/how-transportation-racism-shaped-america
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Aid_Road_Act_of_1916
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Aid_Highway_Act_of_1921
transit.dot.gov/about/news/travel-trends-report-transit-ridership-rise-nationwide-industry-supports-hundreds
brilliantmaps.com/how-americans-get-to-work
scientificamerican.com/article/is-public-transit-really-safer-than-driving
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692324000267
cnn.com/travel/destinations/china
cnn.com/travel/article/china-high-speed-rail-cmd
https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/decreased-vehicle-emissions-linked-with-significant-drop-in-deaths-attributable-to-air-pollution/
chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/July-2015/1995-Chicago-heat-wave
In hyper-individualist American culture, we're told that having a car means freedom — but is that really true? This episode is hosted by Kara Perez, friend of TFD, founder of Kara Explores Money & author of Money For Change!
MORE FROM @karaexploresmoney:
-Follow her here: instagram.com/karaexploresmoney
-You can purchase Kara's book, Money For Change, here: bookshop.org/p/books/money-for-change-how-to-reduce-waste-build-wealth-and-create-a-better-future-for-all-kara-perez/67361feb311f3e8b
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS WE PERSONALLY RECOMMEND:
Advisor: bit.ly/AdvisorKara130
Betterment: bit.ly/BettermentKara130
Monarch: bit.ly/KaraMonarch130
SOURCE LINKS:
wsj.com/buyside/personal-finance/auto-insurance/average-car-insurance-cost
consumeraffairs.com/automotive/average-car-maintenance-costs.html
iseecars.com/cars-that-hold-their-value-study
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Benz
theguardian.com/books/2015/oct/23/the-power-broker-robert-moses-and-the-fall-of-new-york-robert-caro-review
npr.org/2020/07/05/887386869/how-transportation-racism-shaped-america
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Aid_Road_Act_of_1916
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Aid_Highway_Act_of_1921
transit.dot.gov/about/news/travel-trends-report-transit-ridership-rise-nationwide-industry-supports-hundreds
brilliantmaps.com/how-americans-get-to-work
scientificamerican.com/article/is-public-transit-really-safer-than-driving
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692324000267
cnn.com/travel/destinations/china
cnn.com/travel/article/china-high-speed-rail-cmd
https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/decreased-vehicle-emissions-linked-with-significant-drop-in-deaths-attributable-to-air-pollution/
chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/July-2015/1995-Chicago-heat-wave
