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Are rising gas prices affecting you?

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Are rising gas prices affecting you?

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JimmiG said:
Gas is about $9 a gallon here.

Doesn't affect me directly, as I don't own a car. Indirectly I'm sure it does though, with higher prices for public transport, food and items that need to be transported here etc.
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This.
 
Considering that I buy > 400,000 litres (> 110,000 US gal) of diesel/gasoline per year, I would have to say yes.
 
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Aharami said:
I know...it's absurd. People will soon have to decide between their Comcast subscription or driving to work 😉
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I lol'ed. Then again I decided against both. I ditched comcast (because it's overpriced and it sucks), and I started taking the bus to work because it is convenient, cheap, and it saves gas and mileage on the car.
 
bignateyk said:
I lol'ed. Then again I decided against both. I ditched comcast (because it's overpriced and it sucks), and I started taking the bus to work because it is convenient, cheap, and it saves gas and mileage on the car.
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Curious what a bus pass costs? It sounds like it's cheaper than paying for gas, but after factoring in the $ for the bus, what do your savings come out to?
 
It's not affecting us yet, but I'm considering buying a cheap used car (~$3,000) to back off the driving of the Armada. The problem is that the math doesn't really work out where it would save us anything. The initial cost of the car + insurance + maintenance would take a really long time to equal the SUV's gas costs.
 
dfuze said:
Curious what a bus pass costs? It sounds like it's cheaper than paying for gas, but after factoring in the $ for the bus, what do your savings come out to?
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$5/month vs $40/month for a parking pass.

So not only do I save gas, but I save $35/month that parking cost.
 
I drive 100 miles to work every day and fill my tank 6 times a month but no... I don't even check what it costs me. Don't really care... its not like I'm gonna stop driving so why should I worry what it costs as long as i'm able to pay my CC off every month.

If I were about to buy a new car however I'd certainly look into mini's rather than F150's.

Plus 3% cash back on gas with my Costco CC is pretty awesome!
 
Rich or poor it effects everyone. Same thing with food prices or anything else you have to repeatedly consume. It effect how much money available for saving or living.
 
No it really isn't effecting me. The biggest effect it has on me is buying stuff since the price is being passed to the consumer on other goods.

I don't drive that much to start with and I own a Mini so I get good mileage anyways. Thankfully I filled up all my tanks and such for my generator a before the price starting climbing up. Was getting low on gas after a power outage in my area and figured I needed to fill it all back up anyways with hurricane season coming.
 
Well, I drive, so yes.
I have like $30-50 less disposable income every month. This means $30-50 less going into refurbishing my house.
 
Gas is around $4.20/gal (for 87), which means around ~$50 per fill-up in the car

I just paid $3.85 to fill up my scooter, which gets around 50-60MPG.
Going to take the scooter more often... commute times will go up though, distance is ~15 mi each way.
 
Paid $4.51 a gallon for premium 2-days ago in Hayward.

Paid $4.37 a gallon at Costco on Sunday. $62 for a tank.

We can afford it but I don't like it one bit and are making decisions to not travel as much on the weekends as we can easily blow $100 in gas for a 500 mile RT weekend trip.
 
ch33zw1z said:
yes, my family and I plan our trips out(groceries, activities, etc) more efficiently whenever possible. 1 income, family of four...it's not helping an already tight budget.
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this is what i don't understand.
why weren't things like planning ahead required before gas prices skyrocketted?

why aren't people smarter with finances?
 
BlahBlahYouToo said:
new driver?
gas prices were higher in '08.
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Eh? I don't remember it ever cresting $4/gal in the midwest where I've lived my whole life. Except in/around Chicago, of course.

To the poll, no. 32mpg city and a four mile round trip work commute, as well as Madison's superlative public transportation system, means gas will have to get a lot more expensive to hit my wallet. 🙂

Indirectly, yes, as the costs distributed across everything else will add up to substantial amounts of money. 🙁
 
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