I really need to stop watching the news, and reading all of the articles about the rising gas prices. The most recent gas price increase really has me worried. I’m wondering if you have had to cut back expenses to help with the rise in fuel costs?
In a distant past when Nico was just nineteen I can remember filling up my car for a mere $10.00! Last week I purchased a half of a tank of gas and paid $27.50, so if I was completely empty it would have taken $55.00 to fill my car : ( I drive a gas friendly Impala, this is just crazy.
The gas prices have really changed the way that I think about my driving. I look at the cost of the trip first, and then justify the trip. I don’t like doing that, I miss the days where I could just go and have fun, and not worry.
A trip to the store out of town used to be no big deal, I would make the 20 minute drive, and come back home, but when gas hit $3.15, that trip became a big deal. I can’t justify spending almost $7.00 in gas for one trip to the grocery store.
All of my family lives out of state too, anywhere from an hour to an hour and a half away, that makes those little trips about $30.00 + in gas. Which makes me mad, I used to take off and visit my Mom for the day, and now those trips have become very limited, sorry Mom, and sorry to my Brother too…
Also taking the baby out for an evening drive to soothe those teething troubles hasn’t happened. Yes Dylan has teething pain, and he gets pretty grumpy, but that nice long drive has become a thing of the past, it just takes too much gas.
I don’t want to be completely negative about the situation, but the rising prices seem to have an effect on everything. I’m dreading the trip to the grocery store today, I know I’ll see higher prices on the basics now that Diesel has hit $3.76.
So feel free to gripe, and let out all of those high gas price angers… Let me know how you are doing with all of the increases.