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Show HILL TOP TIMES Page 10 December 21, 1979 Easy money Car poolers s tosh ing $500 annually Carpoolers have been sitting on one of the best kept secrets around, according to a recent article received here. The Utah Rideshare Office says all that is needed to clear an easy $500 a year after taxes are a carv and just one other person to ride with you. Besides saying energy, it saves bucks. To find out exactly how much, use the formula below. V: AFB people have been in the ridesharing business for some time, but the potential for even further savings from personal funds is still tremendous. You are probably spending more than you realize to travel to and from work. The cost of commuting has been rising at a much faster rate than your wages as a federal employee. Now you have an opportunity to cut travel costs considerably by joining the Hill Van Hill Pool. A corporation is being formed at Hill to provide vaa pooling to the private, non-prof- it work force which will enable you to cut travel costs from 30 to 90 percent. This savings is in after-ta- x dollars and equals a pay raise of 33 to 95 percent of the cost of travel. Of course, nobody is going to give you a "free ride." In order to participate in these savings, a membership fee of $100 will be required. This fee will be returned if you. retire, transfer to another job location or leave the federal service. What will xou get for your $100? The opportunity to save up to $145 (in after-ta- x dollars) each month. The accompanying chart shows some comparative costs of travel. Look for the daily round trip mileage closest to your daily mileage, compare your costs and fill in the blanks to get an idea of how much you can save. Give yourself a raise in the above amount by filling out the coupon below. If you Forward the interest slip to 2849-Xhave further questions, call Ext. 2186. P. VAN COST MONTHLY COST AUTO COST ROUND TRIP PER PER PASSENGER PER MILEAGE MILE (NOT INCLUDING DRIVER) MILE DAILY " miles round trip per day to 250 times (b) get annual miles Multiply (a) (5 days per week, 50 weeks per year) Divide (b) by 12 to get monthly miles c) V cost to ) $.175 (c get monthly (d ) by Multiply ' Divide (d) by the number in your car (e) 96 cents at cost is with (This your present per gallon.) gas Enter the number in (e) above Enter the number in (g) above Subtract (i) from (h) (j) is your monthly savings in Multiply (j) by 1.32 after-ta- x dollars (i) (j) 10 PASS. 2 3 9.23 10.77 12.93 36.49 24.33 30 625 13.84 16.15 19.38 54.69 ' 36.46 40 833 18.45 21.52 25.83 72.89 48.59 50 1042 23.07 26.92 32.31 91.18 60.78 60 1250 27.68 32.29 38.75 70 1458 32.28 37.66 45.20 127.58 80 1667 36.91 43.06 51.68 145.86 97.24 90 1875 41.52 48.44 58.13 164.06 109.38 100 2084 46.15 53.84 64.61 182.35 121.57 $.31 Example : If you live in Sandy and are in a : - two-pers- $.175 109.38 72.92 , . 85.05 car pool : on Your present monthly cost is $145.86 van 36.91 You would save after tax dollars $108.95 each month To equal this savings in take home pay you would need a raise of about $155.64 per per year. month or $1,868 per year. per month. COMMUTER VAN POOL INTEREST SURVEY I am interested in becoming a member of a Commuter Van Pool , I would like to be a Driver (g) (h). PASS. 12 417 (f)... , PASS. If you switch to a travel (a) If you switch to a van pool: Multiply (c) by $.31 to get monthly van cost Divide (f) by 14 (driver rides free) to get your cost 14 20 Vanpool savings formula: I now MONTHLY MONTHLY COST CAR POOL Either Passenger Name. Address ....... City. Nearest major cross streets (k) MAIL TO: Leave Work Start Office Phone Building . 2849-X- P irmdl! Prim Hollkoiys' ski: lodhe By Jim Vining Civil Engineering Division The base ski lodge (Hillhaus) at Snow Basin has a new look this season, through the efforts of 23 men assigned to the Civil Engineering Squadron. Known as the base engineer emergency response force (Prime Beef) team, the crew accomplished planning, layout, material acquisition and construction to provide an additional 1,400 square feet of space. The people-oriente- d needs. Hillhaus Lodge at Snow Basin opens Dec. 26 at 3:30. l'"' Located just three-quarteof a mile from the Snow Basin Ski Resort, Hillhaus is available to all base civilian and military personnel. Off-bas- e military and DoD civilians may use the lodge with reservations on a space available basis. V- h- it - ' - ' ,! rs s .... f ' tS i? . sleeping rooms, bathrooms and enlarged caretaker's living quarters, yet still matches the existing Overnight accommodations include a family room with four beds and an outside view, a women's dorm of five beds, and a men's dorm with ten beds. Cost is $4 per person a night. Project officers were Lt. Steve Light and SMSgt. Isafas Garza. The lodge features a lounging area, snack bar serving short order and limited menu hot meals, dining area and sun deck. Bus service from the base and shuttle service to the resort on weekends will be Ski available. Reservations can be made at Recreation Supply, bldg. 524, or call ext. 2526. Hillhaus Is nearly finished with renovation that has Increased the size of the men's dormitory, carpeted sections of the lodge and repaired the roof. Overnight reservations can be made for the base lodge that Is near Snow Basin by calling Ext. 2526. expansion includes A-fra- construction surrounding area. . priority missions and to blend in with the The Prime Beef program is designed to provide a quick response team effort, including mobility, to move into remote locations within limited time frames to accomplish a variety of projects supporting W m : - tZ ' ' ... ... - ' " . lodge remodeled |