Of course, if I were needing to haul around lots of equipment on a weekly basis, I might then go for a pickup or van as well.Regardless of the fact that I own a fairly efficient vehicle, biking is still the better option and the main reason why my auto transportation costs are low.

I do a medical transportation driving job.

In order for a college degree to be the best in the options listed, you would have to be able to attain a low cost degree but once which you graduate, stay in the field you studied and be paid enough to pay back the loans you have with enough left for cost of living (home, food, clothes, transportation, etc.) + money left for saving and investing. 

Do lots of searching and find a decent deal on a car that you’ll be content with and will allow you put money into real estate instead of transportation.

Some will stay, but the repetitive jobs (transportation, manufacturing, etc.) will all eventually be automated.

My property was acquired by Sound Transit (public transport doing an extension of their light rail).

Private transportation and airlines will get impacted.

When you start you need to look at every expense (housing, transportation & taxes are the big ones) as dollars that could be invested into real estate, earning you more dollars. 

Any sort of bills - food, living expenses, medical, insurance, transportation etc will eat that up instantly.

Now I focus on the "big three" Shelter -Transportation - Food1.