Metropass vs. tokens: A one-month study of TTC usage

So remember back when I took a look at the price increase for the Metropass and discovered that it has become less of a matter of savings and more a luxury expense and an item of convenience?

Well, this month a series of events resulted in me being more or less without the option to get a VIP metropass for the month, meaning I had a choice: purchase a metropass for full price or ... give tokens a try.

And so I purchased 122 dollars of tokens or roughly the equivalent of the price of a VIP metropass. That came out to roughly 44 tokens, or 22 round trips.

I want to see how often and how much I happen to make use of public transit when I go to and from work and other errands and hanging out with friends. Mostly to see how much do I actually save when I go VIP and how much do I pay for the convenience of owning a regular metropass.

And if it is worth it for me to buy a full price metropass every month after the fact.

So that's the challenge for the month as far as the transportation expenses go. However, unlike last month, nothing will really change in my life. I work around five days a week at my regular job, I go to my allergist once a week and I go out with friends and freelance every once in awhile. All in all, a fairly normal month for me.

But that's the point.

The point of this is to test my regular usage and see if I end up spending more or less by paying for a metropass. And allow me to gauge future decisions that ride on my

So that's the task for this month. We'll see where I am later this month.