Ridiculous=thinking that getting gas for $2.93 per gallon is good!! I couldn't believe what I was thinking the other day when I pulled into the gas station and looked at the sign. "Wow that's not bad." SERIOUSLY?!?! GRRRRR. **old timer moment** When I started driving 11 years ago gas was 89 cents per gallon. When it got to over a dollar I couldn't believe it. When it got to $2 per gallon we tightened down our budget and rearranged who drove which car. Now that it's $3+ all I can say is RIDICULOUS!! How are these poor people (no pun intended) making it on $5.15 an hour? They have to work for 3 hours to get 5 gallons worth of gas. How do they pay living expenses, food bill, utilities, etc. I know an increase in the minimum wage was just passed but how long until that takes affect? Again this is just plain ridiculous.
What do you do to save money on gas?
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Just a little comment on your gas story, I was fillin' up the other day and there was a man beside me in his SUV, HUGE, couldn't tell what it was but Huge! He was talking on his cell phone and I could hear him say "just rolled over a hundred bucks" My jaw dropped!! A $100!! I peaked my head around and I said "Did you say it cost you over $100 to fill your tank?" $116 to be exact! He was driving an Excursion that was a 37 gallon tank. Whew!! Does that make you feel better?? Not going to be buying one of those for a while!
Saving on gas?? Don't drive!:) Not much you can do, cut back on other areas of your budget. Be smart, do all your errands at once, make a list so you don't keep having to go back out!
Love ya ~ Heather
I just shut my eyes, swipe the card, and get back in. I balance the checkbook later and just take it all in one big stress at a time... it's better that way! HA! Just kidding - we are very conscious though about which car who is driving. My van does pretty well actually. It was like $65 this week, but it will last two weeks! UGH in general I say.
you know, this is going to sound awful, but at least I am putting my money into something that I actually use. Unlike all the other crap I have bought throughout the years that did absolutely nothing for me...
Seriously, I drive one of those big honkers but the Yukon XL is paid for so I don't feel so bad about gas. I can't imagine having a car note and having to pay for gas on top of that! DOUBLE YUCK!
Glad to hear ole Helga is holding up good for you, even though she is costing a small fortune on gas. Sure is cheaper than a Yukon XL :)
Helga???....... is that the name of your van, you named your van?!
I am going to start a blog and title it "Why I hate my mini-van!"
Ok not really but I am going to start a blog, Matt thought that I should title it
"Up at the crack of Ten!"
Hee, hee!
Ok, I really want to know about your van, and Brea we are still paying on our van too! We are almost done, but it does stinks having to do both! But I guess you need a honking big Suv with another child on the way!!:)
Oops that was me, Heather , that made that last anonymous comment!
If you want to see gas get really high...just keep pushing for a minimum wage hike!!!
Economic theory would suggest that artificially increasing wages (i.e. minimum wage increases) has a long term effect on cost of living that hurts the economy by raising consumer prices - that includes gasoline prices.
When the person who works at the gas station gets a $2 minimum wage hike...now the gas station owner has to increase the price of his gas a few cents per gallon to cover it. And everybody pays for that!
I'm not trying to be insensitive here. But most people who make minimum wage are either: (1) Teenagers who live at home and don't have to provide for a family, (2) people working second jobs where it provides additional disposable income, or (3) illegal or undocumented workers.
The important thing to realize is that gasoline prices are driven almost entirely by demand at this point. At some point in the future, supply will probably be an issue...but right now it is all about consumers wanting their gasoline and wanting it NOW.
I sincerely hope the rising gas prices will have an impact on people's behavior. To conserve gas, perhaps people will be more active in their neighborhoods, or shop at the local Ace Hardware or Dress store because it just doesn't pay to drive to the Mall or Home Depot anymore.
Look at the bright side...if high prices cause us all to drive a little less, it might actually make our neighborhoods and communities stronger.
Okay...enough with the economics lesson for today!!!
- Aaron
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