Don't forget that there is a vast difference between urban living and rural living. In our case we are 5 miles from a town of about 2000 residents, with very little in the way of shopping: one grocery store, one hardware store, and a few restaurants. If we need to buy something from Walmart, or Walgreens, or Tractor Supply it's a 12 mile drive. If we need something from Costco, or Home Depot, or Lowe's, or other places it's a mininum of 30 miles. Fortunately gas prices are reasonable (right now we're paying $2.39 per gallon) and Amazon knows where we live so it's not so bad!
