Gas is up to $4.69 in Pennsylvania. With prices rising across the board, how are everyday Americans supposed to keep up? What changes have you had to make, and what solutions do you think could help?
https://www.urban.org/data-tools/american-affordability-tracker
Posted by Boomer-Dude
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Keep your tires properly inflated to get the most out of your fuel economy.
Gas is $4.29 per gallon here in Montana as of yesterday. It was $2.79 before the war.
Frugal living. Stop buying useless crap. Brown bag your lunch. Public transport or carpool where practical. Buy in bulk if there’s an incentive. Use your local supermarket’s coupon /sales flier.
Track your monthly spending to the penny. Those small luxuries add up. An energy drink costs $3.50 these days.
We have to make the transition to green energy and less dependence on all forms of energy. Energy conservation is as important as generating renewable energy from wind and the sun.
The majority of cars today are being driven by one person and these cars are supersized. That is wasteful. Most travel is within 7 miles of our home. You don’t need to use a large inefficient gas guzzling device to address our day-to-day needs. Walk, ride bike, ride a E-bike or scooter or purchase a much smaller energy efficient vehicle be it electric or hybrid.
We can’t rely on the international flow of toxic oil which forces us to go to war to protect its flow. Time to focus on green energy ASAP. It will save us money and humanity on planet earth (climate change crisis)!
I am fortunate to have a Tesla with unlimited lifetime free supercharging, I have not paid for gas since 2018, and I don’t pay to charge my car. Every time I see gas prices hit these extreme highs, like now and in 2022 when it averaged over $5, I am thankful for having an EV.
I’m lucky as hell in that our entire household is EV along with solar. Combined with late night charging we keep the electric bill to less than $100/month.
My only gas vehicle is a motorcycle so luckily a fill-up even with $5 regular is less than $20 for a bit over 200 miles of range.
An interesting metric to watch will be the sale of Trump merchandise. Will level of sales remain the same or decline? My opinion is they might be adversely affected by rising gas prices.
I got a second seasonal job in addition to my main corporate gig. Not at all burning myself out at both ends to be able to afford living. Yay Merica! /s