If you’re looking for an affordable and accessible way to live longer, skip the pricey wellness retreats and quirky biohacks—just bike to work.

cross-posted from: https://fedia.io/m/micromobility@lemmy.world/t/1572332

If you’re looking for an affordable and accessible way to live longer, skip the pricey wellness retreats and quirky biohacks—just bike to work.

  • JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nlEnglish
    10·
    3 months ago

    In Belgium, we get paid to bike to work by many employers!

    0.21€ per km or so. Nothing crazy, but it increases motivation to bike to work

    • Wanpieserino@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      6 days ago

      It’s 0,36 euros per km ☺️ I’m getting paid 10,08 euros per day. Bike lease for a 9,7k euros bike and after 3 years I gain 1k euros more in total than I would have had if I went to work with train. (And own the bike)

      Bike lease is being paid through your 13th month, but also the personal income tax, employee social contribution and employer social contribution part.

      It’s great in general.

      And I don’t have to deal with the nmbs their politics 👍🏻

    • fluckx@lemmy.world
      2·
      3 months ago

      Not to mention the saved fuel cost, car maintenance cost and/or public transport cost ( though the latter is often reimbursed by the employer as well ).

      You do get some money for driving to work in your taxes IIRC, but not even close to what you spend.