This month, I've decided to drive to work. I've found a $2.50/day parking lot, and it's about 10km each way. That's roughly $70 a month, compared to $60 a month for driving.

Roads lately, however, have been less than ideal. There's been freezing rain and wet snow lately, which just makes layers of ice on the road. It's especially bad at 5:15am, when I'm driving to my morning hockey game. There's no paths on the road made by other cars, just plain snow or ice. This time of year, I have respect for slow drivers.

If I had a relatively new car, I'd invest in winter tires. Since my car is 11 years old, though, I'm not really keen on investing $400 for tires and another $250 for rims (I'm not taking my car in twice a year to have tires changed!) Plus, I'm not sure how much of a difference winter tires make.

If I get my dream car, the Dodge Magnum, I'd buy them for sure. 5.4L HEMI, AWD, and winter tires? I'd be invincible!

Back to driving, though...at least I'm getting a lot of winter driving experience. And I just got a letter today from Alberta Registries, congratulating me on not having any demerits in my near two years of driving. It also reminded me that I'm eligible for the full road exam in January, since I'm currently a GDL probationary driver. I'm curious on if this'll affect my insurance rates...