Girls Just Wanna Have Funds » Gas http://www.girlsjustwannahavefunds.com Breaking Financial Ceilings One Stiletto At A Time! Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:01:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Gas Prices Are Down But Are They Tied To The Elections? http://www.girlsjustwannahavefunds.com/2008/10/gas-prices-are-down-but-are-they-tied-to-the-elections/ http://www.girlsjustwannahavefunds.com/2008/10/gas-prices-are-down-but-are-they-tied-to-the-elections/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:13:50 +0000 Ginger http://www.girlsjustwannahavefunds.com/?p=794
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You know, I really wanted to jump for joy as we pumped that $2.89 per gallon of gas over the weekend here in DC, but I just couldn’t.  I’ve lived here for 5 years now and it never fails that whenever there’s an election be it local (primary) or national (presidential) that gas prices drop.

Seriously.

I don’t mean to inject politics into this blog because we are a personal finance blog but I’d like to discuss this issue, so feel free to skip this article if it doesn’t interest you.

Think about it.  Well here in DC metro anyway, whenever a senate, congressional, gubernatorial or presidential election looms, gas prices magically come down, but otherwise they’re sky high.  I feel like a damn yo-yo at times because just a few months ago I posted about the high gas prices and how it cost $70 to fill my then 2 door car.  Now?  $45.  Sure, I’m happy with the lower prices but I hate feeling like my purse strings are being manipulated for some greater reason unbeknownst to me.

I can’t call the reason behind it but this is a pattern I’ve noticed over the years living here.  So, Im not sure what goes on where you live but let me know if you see a pattern.

What do you think?  Here’s a chart that depicts the gas price trends following the different elections we’ve had over the last 6 years.  What say you?  It’s election season, humor me.


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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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