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Have The High Gas Prices Changed The Way You Live?

Have The High Gas Prices Changed The Way You Live?

Old 02-25-2011, 09:38 AM
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I'm like you Carrie Anne. I don't just hop in the car on a whim. I do go to visit my MOM often, so I plan to do my errands on those days.

There is a LQS I really like north of me, but I figured out that at $3.75/gal. it costs me over $18 to go there...so I don't go too often.
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Old 02-25-2011, 12:35 PM
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3.06 in NH it is now 3.29 luck you
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This morning regular gas was $3.06 a gal. I usually start a list at the beginning of the week and on Fridays, after work, I go to the grocery store & Walmart (they are next to each other). I live 13 miles from work and town. I agree with Susan go see your Mom every chance you get.
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Old 02-25-2011, 12:36 PM
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after reading more.....lucky me.
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3.06 in NH it is now 3.29 luck you
Originally Posted by lyndad
This morning regular gas was $3.06 a gal. I usually start a list at the beginning of the week and on Fridays, after work, I go to the grocery store & Walmart (they are next to each other). I live 13 miles from work and town. I agree with Susan go see your Mom every chance you get.
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Old 02-25-2011, 12:36 PM
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Gas was $3.19 this a.m. I am blessed, 90% of every store I need/want is less than 5 miles from my house. Mom is about 21 miles but that is money well spent!
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Old 02-25-2011, 03:09 PM
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Gas here this morning was 3.29. I go to town (volunteer work) on Wed and Fri and try to do all my errands on those days. We like to take day trips but I see them coming to an end. My car is good on gas, but his truck is NOT.
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Old 02-25-2011, 03:21 PM
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Out here on my way to work it was $3.56 in the morning and I said I'll fill up on the way home, it jumped to $3.65. I work over 68 miles,x's 6 days it adds up. I don't let my tank go pass 1/2 empty because of the prices. I too will plant a graden this year. I'll be asking for instruction on how to can this summer.
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Old 02-25-2011, 06:05 PM
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High gas prices and hubby out of work for health reasons....have definitely had a big change of lifestyle. Stay home, stay home, stay home.
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Old 02-25-2011, 06:27 PM
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Yes, with the economy as it is today the lifestyle of my whole family has changed. We go less, eat out less and think twice before we make a purchase. In my town, gas prices increased .30 per gallon overnight and they are projecting it will be around $5.00 per gallon by summer. This isn't what I expected retirement to be.
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Old 02-25-2011, 07:16 PM
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This has definetly cramped my expectation of traveling every weekend to the farm (2 hr drive) so it will have to be every other weekend now. I have always planned (or try) my route to the best possible way w/o wasting time and gas. I have to drive GD to school & pick her up everyday....gee, what will this do for the really stapped persons?
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Old 02-25-2011, 07:41 PM
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I limit my trips to do as much as I can in one trip. I a, not a shopper anyway as I have never liked to shop. Thank goodness. I will just cut ever corner that I can if it gets to $5 a gallon. Make sme furious that it is rising in price because there is no need for it to be right now. I just read where groceries will go up at least 20% & could go higher. Well hell, I do need to lose some weight. I "will" sew though! Promise you that! May need to quilts for warmth next Winter if oil & gas is going to be so high.
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