Commuters Crushed by Gas Prices
Individuals with limited incomes are experiencing significant financial strain due to high and unpredictable gas prices. The cost of fuel is consuming a large portion of their savings and impacting their ability to afford other essential expenses, leading to anxiety and frustration. Many rely on cars for commuting and are seeking ways to minimize fuel consumption.
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“Pretty easy to do the math. Add up the extra mileage you’d drive for a month. And the. Figure out your savings for the month from the cheaper gas. Costco gas is always 20-40 cents cheaper than my next few closest stations. Between the Costco…”
“Gas is 4 USD a gallon now in Georgia! If the pay is still 2 USD , I will decline 80% of all orders! It is bullshit! I don't care anymore! submitted by /u/BoysenberryOk6510 [link] [comments]”
“This seems to have started after I got my oil change done. I know jeep fuel economy isn’t the best but it’s much worse than what it was before. I put fuel in this sucker on Sunday which brought it up to 3 quarters full now it’s at a half. A commute to and from work takes only 20km and it used about a quarter of my tank for it?? I can’t be paying $60 every 3 days to keep it above half 😬 submitted by /u/RunIntelligent1339 [link] [comments]”
“Most offers are usually around $6 for 2 miles but the last couple of weeks it’s just been nonstop horrible payouts. I haven’t really taken any good offers and I’m mostly sitting in my car wasting gas. submitted by /u/ChartSea4376 [link] [comments]”
“Started shopping to cut down on gas. Something I’ve noticed is I’ll get an order for only 1 or 2 items with low miles (great!) but then I’ll start shopping and they’ll start adding more and more things to the cart. Turning what you thought would be a quick 15min job to 30-45mins. Besides being super fast, are there any tips or tricks to help avoid this? submitted by /u/Micprobes [link] [comments]”
“I live a few miles outside of my zone, so I drive to one specific location in the zone and wait for orders to start coming to me. submitted by /u/Careful_Fig8482 [link] [comments]”
“With these gas prices? Wild submitted by /u/Lazy-Fig-5514 [link] [comments]”
“We have and use the Sams Club card. Unfortunately, IIRC it is capped at $6k annually.”
“I'm currently at 4. GasBuddy still finds me the local deals that I'm familiar with. Upside sometimes stacks with GasBuddy but I honestly use it more for restaurant cashback. GasMeUp has a smart feature that scans the highway ahead of me to find the cheap stations when I travel. 7-Eleven app. If you know you know, you can get some crazy rewards stacking, over 1.50/gal off some fill ups, and pick up some munchies lol Genuinely curious what y'all are using these days submitted by”
“Are you counting the amount of money it would require for maintenance for your car, oil changes are not cheap anymore, and if you're putting a ton of miles on your car you're going to have to change your oil frequently, and heaven forbid you have a flat tire or develop a mechanical issue that needs to be fixed, even with a newer car. I'm still trying to figure out why you are paying almost $500 a month for a car so that you can make $300. You could make an extra $1200 a month working”
“I have 50 miles left in my tank. i have 1.22 to my name. i started a new job and i don’t even know if I’ll be able to get there tomorrow. On top of that they’re already not really giving me hours and my rent will be due soon. My car payment is late again after it literally just got repoed. I don’t know what to do anymore. Uber is just as bad as cash advance, my area isn’t busy enough for it, but even then im driving around endlessly for hours to make maybe 50$ , which ends up going towards gas a”
“The only prices i think came down a bit were gas and eggs, but neither to pre pandemic levels. I'm not sure there is anything at or below it's 2019 pricing.”
“I always fill the tank. If I throw $15-20 in at a time it doesn't move the gauge enough to notice.”
“Full tank feels great. I usually just park it after I fill it and start walking everywhere i need to go to preserve it.”
“Is grocery shopping a good option for less gas consumption, vehicle wear and tear? submitted by /u/Micprobes [link] [comments]”
“$120 for 120 orders . But they dont count stacked orders as 2 . Also thats just $1 per delivery. The would give my car driven over 1500 miles . That would not even cover gas not including ware and tare on my car . Have they absolutely lost their minds ? submitted by /u/Least_Raccoon_3296 [link] [comments]”
“Yes INR - Indian Rupees , 11,000 with 150-200 one can meet essential daily food needs. 1 Liter of fuel (Petrol) is aorund INR 107 india. Hope it gives you clarity.”
Yep 700 miles we've managed to have tank averages in the low to mid 30s
“Even if i have enough money i almost never fill my gas tank all the way. I just hate spending that much money on gas at once. Really the only time my tank is ever truly full is at tax time”
“State gas tax has a lot to do with the price of gas. NJ was always 20 cents or more lower than NY.”
“Me too and I saw 4.14 in Central Virginia. In NJ you pay less and someone fills the tank for you. I miss that.”
“Used to be $20 for a full tank for me (well under a year ago) . Now it's nearly $40.”
“It'll be $3.60, go up to $5, then drop down to $4 so that people think $4 is good.”
“that full tank probably felt like a luxury after years of $10–15 fill-ups. Small wins like this hit different”
“that full tank probably felt like a luxury after years of putting in $10 at a time. small wins still count”
“Per the U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly retail prices went up between 8/10-8/17. The price for 8/17-24 hasn't been published yet, but gas did go up here $0.20/gal today. It has remained above $4/gal since mid-July. Crude oil accounts for 52% of the price we pay at the pump. US oil reserve levels are at the lowest level they have been since 1982. About 20% of all oil comes through the Strait of Hormuz and that situation isn't improving any time soon. So yeah, I think gas wi”
“I live in Idaho and gas is $4.47-$4.67/gallon depending on where you are. What’s worse is that gas is more expensive in smaller towns because of tourism but the people working in those towns usually aren’t making the big bucks. A lot of people in Idaho are not making big money and we have crap public transportation because the state government hates us. Now we’re in a trade dispute with Canada again. I’m tired bro.”
I'm in Cali I think a full tank for 03 Acura will run me 80 to 90
“In 2008 I was towing my boat back to Michigan. Oil was 147/bbl. Cheapest gas I could find was 4.40. I paid 176 for 40 gallons getting 12 mpg. 4.40x1.5509=6.824. That’s like $6.82 per gallon with 2026 dollars. 4.40/12=0.367 per mile. My 1,000 mile tow cost $367.00 going very slowly 367x1.5509=569.18 in today’s money).”
“Nice! I did $30.10 today. But what do you do when it's 7th of the month and a certain gas station gives 65c off a gallon today?”
“87.82!?!?! Your car is making you poor. Get rid of it. My car goes 325 on a fill up. 65x20=1,300. $13.00 to go 325 miles. 13.00/325=0.04 4 cents per mile. Electricity at 20 cents per kWh. No oil changes, no brake jobs, no tune-ups.”
“You need to change that car. $90 for a tank of gas is insane who is on a tight budget.”
“What y’all think for 80 bucks lol 50mpg on my car btw submitted by /u/Kevmrq [link] [comments]”
“Our Suburban holds like 28 or 30 gallons and diesels are right at six bucks a gallon so yep there goes almost 180 bucks to fill the tank every week”
“Now just continue to fill up $10-15 every couple/few days. Running the tank really low is bad for the fuel pump(which is submerged in the tank) as it uses fuel to stay cool/lubricated”
“Damn, mines like $30 to fill up from empty, my wife's got a big SUV and hers is only like $55 or so. I couldn't imagine paying that much.”
“Idk man, I feel like my tank empties so much faster if I fill it up… like the mf knows I am not supposed to be able to do that.”
“This probably sounds small to some people. I genuinely cannot remember the last time I filled my car all the way up. For years I've been putting in $10 or $15 at a time. Just enough to get to work and then deal with it again a few days later. I got paid today. Rent is covered, utilities are current and I had enough left to let the pump stop by itsel87.82. I sat in the car looking at the full gauge for a minute before leaving. I'm still nowhere close to comfortable financially. It just fe”