Gas was $3.249/gallon, which is nine cents more than it was last time I filled up nine days ago.
It was 78 degrees and 5:55 am.
The news is reporting about this increase in gas prices again, like it's a bad thing that's going to put us all in the poorhouse (if we're not already there). But to put things in perspective, two weeks ago when it was still nine cents cheaper per gallon, my whole tank of gas would have been about 99 cents less expensive. I'd have spent $34.00 on it instead of $34.99.
If I drove a larger car and had to put in 16 gallons, then the difference in cost would have been about $1.50. One dollar and fifty cents. For one tank. If I refill twice a week (which I don't), that'd be about three dollars a week difference for a nine-cent-per-gallon jump in gas prices. Or about twelve dollars in a month.
As I've said before, if your budget can't absorb a twelve dollar expense in a month, you probably need to reassess your life priorities.
It's like people didn't realize that they'd ever be buying gas for the cars they bought. Gas is not free.
Indeed, I believe car window stickers now have an estimated annual fuel cost printed right there on the label, so if you can't understand the mileage number (hint: higher mileage means you'll spend relatively less on gas!), you can look at the estimated annual fuel cost (hint: higher is more!) and get some information to help you make up your mind.
If you don't think you want to spend $2,500 on gas each year, maybe you should reconsider the purchase of a 6,000 pound 4x4 SUV with a 400-horsepower V8 engine.
"But I use it to tow my boat to the marina in the spring and then to the storage unit in the fall!"
I can't even respond to that logic without going off on a cuss-filled rant on stupid people and their stupid priorities, so I'll end here.
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