I did that for years. Parking at my apartment building was $350&#x2F;mo (and was valet only, so it was also a major PITA).<p>I often parked at my work garage and walked home, but many times parked on the street&#x2F;at meters, and didn&#x27;t sweat it too much if I got the occasional ticket (not getting back to the car early enough, usually) It was virtually impossible to run up a total anywhere near the cost of the less convenient valet parking.<p>For the longest time in college, garage parking in Harvard Sq was $14-20&#x2F;evening and a residential parking violation in a nearby neighborhood was $10 or $15. So we often used the &quot;stochastic parking garage&quot;.