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Gas Prices On The Rise To $5/Gallon: How Will You Cope?

Filed in Economy, Gas on May 12, 2008 with 28 comments


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Paying $4/gallon is pretty much a reality for many of us across the nation right now as gas hit another record high over the weekend. We took a trip to NYC for mother’s day and it took $70 to fill up an almost 19 gallon tank! I gasped as this was the first time I’d ever paid so much for one tank of gas. There was a time when that would have been two weeks worth but now that has more than doubled. What will you do?

I am definitely feeling the pinch and ready to get a bike and take a metro where ever I need to go at this point. The cost is one thing but it is also the feeling that we’re being duped by forces we have no control over, not even who we elect in November. So what are you doing to combat the constant increase in gas prices? I get the feeling that no matter what we do to save on gas, unless we completely give up our cars in favor of public transportation, the savings won’t keep up with the increasing prices.

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  1. David says:
    May 21, 2008 at 1:42 pm

    I am shopping at Costco in bulk for many things that I once did not give much attention to. I think a lot of folks are thinking twice about what they really need vs what they really want.

    Thanks for creating a fun and informative website!

    -David

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  5. Dane Hillery says:
    February 26, 2009 at 9:59 pm

    I like Harley Davidson. I wonder if Sony is ever going to create a bike. lol

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    July 10, 2009 at 7:13 am

    Pets Pets and its always about Pets, Things were not the same for me 1 year ago, I had a broken relationship and needed something to active charge my life, I got a cute little puppy and I must say she changed me ( THough housebreaking her was a Pain ) :) Great Post! Thanks

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