So I recently had a baby, who is 6 months old now. I recently became enamored with the idea of getting a bike trailer for a few reasons (below), but holy schmoley the cost!!! I like the Burley bee that transforms into a stroller because we actually don’t own a stroller yet and hey 2 for 1 right? But they are $400! And the D-lite is... over $800?!? And unfortunately I haven’t seen any in the used market in my area and all my friends who have them are going to be using them for the next 4+ years...
Reasons for:
- I need to exercise more... and I don’t run (metal in my toes!) so biking on the paved trails in the park next to my house is something I’d want to start
- We only own one car, which DH uses to drive to work, so this would mean we wouldn’t need another car to reach > walking distance places such as pediatrician, grocery store, library, etc. (I’m a bit wary of using a trailer on the roads around here though, with baby in it. Drivers suck at stop signs so I’d rather have him in a bike seat when he’s old enough, which I also don’t have, and put things like groceries in the trailer)
- We don’t own a stroller and will probably eventually want one... right? I mean I’m pretty good with the Ergo but... he’s gonna get bigger one day.
- I have $300 in gift cards to REÍ so I could cover all But $100 of the honey bee trailer/stroller
- We have loads of money left over each month so we could easily buy one in cash without cutting into anything else in the budget including monthly savings.
Reasons not to:
- That’s, like, a lot of money, dude.
I know y’all like being frugal. And y’all also like your bikes. So what say you. Is it a sound idea or am I falling into the “spend all the money on all the baby things” trap?