Gas Prices and Budgets
Arrgh!
I'm tired of spending 2.15+ per gallon for CHEAP gas. It's beginning to impact my budget! I put in a significant amount of cash each week just to keep my modest sports wagon full of gas. Pretty soon, my wife and I will be stopping our usual visits to our favorite restaurants, going out to the mountains, shopping, etc., because it's too expensive to drive. I'm already looking at having things shipped to my home rather than going to stores because it'll mean less cost overall.
What are y'all doing? Comment and let me know.
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I'm tired of spending 2.15+ per gallon for CHEAP gas. It's beginning to impact my budget! I put in a significant amount of cash each week just to keep my modest sports wagon full of gas. Pretty soon, my wife and I will be stopping our usual visits to our favorite restaurants, going out to the mountains, shopping, etc., because it's too expensive to drive. I'm already looking at having things shipped to my home rather than going to stores because it'll mean less cost overall.
What are y'all doing? Comment and let me know.
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Anonymous comments are allowed, but keep them clean, o.k. We don't want to become the editng police!
posted by Mike at 11:25 AM
6 Comments:
Oh yeah, gas prices will affect our spending patterns.
Bush is in TX talking with Prince Abdulah of Saudi Arabia.
Wonder if he is "jawboning" him like Bush suggested during the 2000 race that President Clinton should have done.
mpower,
I'd think that W is actually trying to get him to ship even MORE oil to the US which will lead to more consumption, global warming, etc.,
Actually, I think part of the real problem is lack of refineries.
I think the so called Energy Bill passed by the House gives big bucks to the oil companies to restart the refineries they closed earlier.
However, there is not a word about improving gas milage on vehicles which I think is 50% of our consumption. (Not sure of that figure) But anyone with any sense would want better gas milage.
However, there is not a word about improving gas milage on vehicles which I think is 50% of our consumption. (Not sure of that figure) But anyone with any sense would want better gas milage.
Well, I think that you're right, but you're wrong at the same time. While improving gas mileage is a good first step, ultimately, getting away from fossil fuels is what will have to happen before we run out of them. As it stands, we give away billions of $$$ to corporations claiming poverty who then rip us off at the pump because they say the costs have gone up to replace the oil they bought at $20/barrel.
I remember a line on the show "The West Wing" where President Bartlett basically says "As long as oil is cheap to produce and refine, nobody will invest in other technology, and it's in the OPEC community's (and esp. Saudi Arabia) best interest to keep oil prices balanced (enough to make a profit, but not expensive enough to invest money elsewhere), so that they can keep on pumpin'."
Ugh. Not sure I want my logic coming from the West Wing...
Ugh. Not sure I want my logic coming from the West Wing...
I remember seeing that episode, and although it may be logic that nobody wants to hear, it appears that it's coming true. How many people are not buying SUV's and purchasing hybrids instead? It has become a budget issue for me and I'm thinking about trading down even though I just got my family a larger car last August. At 2.13 a gallon, I'm pumping in almost 40 dollars a week (and I only fill up 1 time each week!). Either that or driving my wife's scooter whenever it's feasible.
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