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Cost of evacuating
September 2, 2008One of the reasons many people might be reluctant to evacuate is the fact that it costs a lot of money.
I've got a cheap hotel room, have a fuel-efficient car and have been careful to eat at cheap places, but as of now, I'm going to spend at least $300.
One of my neighbors said that many New Orleanians, in addition to their regular checking and savings accounts, simply set up what they call their "evacuation fund." They put money in their regularly to cover the costs of leaving town.
But what if you're living paycheck to paycheck, barely able to pay your bills already? How can you afford to evacuate? One of the main reasons people refuse to evacuate, in my opinion, is simply that they don't have the money for gas, food and lodging, especially when you don't know when you leave town if it'll be for one day, five days or two months.
Posted by Lara Richards at 12:06 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
