Zipcar Review - A Good Alternative To Owning A Car

If you’re like most college students, you’re always looking for a good way to trim a few bucks off of your spending. From crowding four (or more) people into a two-bedroom apartment, to joining every campus club for the free food, students know how to save money in college.

But such frugality can be a huge pain, especially if you’ve decided to forgo car ownership in favor of public transit, bumming rides off friends, and biking. Is there a way for college students to forgo car ownership without surviving exclusively on public transit and other people’s kindness?

Zipcar, a shared car rental service promises to deliver the benefits of car ownership without all the costs. However, it’s not clear that it delivers. We’ll explain how Zipcar works, and when it makes good financial sense to join.