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About a year ago I bought a bike and stopped driving for the most part.
Has anyone on this forum made any changes on their spending habits now that the damn Gas is going up higher and higher by the day?
I just finished speaking to a representative at Direct TV and asked her to please remove some of the premium channels. That included the removal of the Soap Network...
About a year ago I bought a bike and stopped driving for the most part.
It is $3.85 to $3.95 for the cheap stuff where I live, so I've started walking more (in town, at least -- I'll be driving about seven hours to visit family in a couple weeks and there's not really any way around it). My goal is to limit my trips to the gas station to once per month at the very most, and so far I've been pretty successful. That will probably become more difficult this summer because I'll be taking classes at a local JC that is several miles from my apartment, and I'm not very realistic about being able to drag my morning hating ass out of bed early enough to take the bus every day and make a 9:00 AM class, but I'm hoping to still limit my driving as much as possible.Has anyone on this forum made any changes on their spending habits now that the damn Gas is going up higher and higher by the day?
I just finished speaking to a representative at Direct TV and asked her to please remove some of the premium channels. That included the removal of the Soap Network...
I haven't started cutting costs anywhere else, YET, but $50 for a tank of gas in a ing Beetle is ridiculous and if it gets much higher I'll definitely start looking for other ways to stretch my money.
im looking at trading my truck in
looks good til i put 70 dollars a week in it
I am thankful every day I bought the 4 cylinder sedan.
My parents had a Prius. They sold it and got a Civic hybrid. They hate it and are going to sell it. Then they're going to buy a Prius. I'm not buying another car until I get me an Aptera. Hows 250 mpg sound?
Not me.
Because Valero and Exxon/Mobil need more profits and Government subsidies (e.g. YOUR TAX DOLLARS for THEIR PROFITS).
I think we should all keep voting for the liars and pawns of Big Oil!
Who's with me?
I'm buying regular instead of premium now.
Not me.
Because Valero and Exxon/Mobil need more profits and Government subsidies (e.g. YOUR TAX DOLLARS for THEIR PROFITS).
I think we should all keep voting for the liars and pawns of Big Oil!
Who's with me?
Yeah DOWN WITH COMPANIES MAKING A PROFIT!!!!!
I never thought a man smart as you Duel could be so anti business.
Precisely the reason I drive a 4 cylinder truck...35mpg
I bought a product call the Tornado a couple years ago which bump up my mpg.
It's really simple to install and I'm sure they're still available. They fit in your air intake hose. Anyways, it's been a good investment.
I've considered getting a bike as I recently got a job within a couple of blocks from where I live. However, I still have to drive to class 3 days a week.
T Park,
I never thought a man as smart as you would put words in my mouth.
Let me help you out here, oh sage...
Big Oil Companies = Biggest Profits in The History of The Planet Earth
(I'm cool with that, good for them!)
American Taxpayers = Giving Billions of Dollars in Subsidies to Big Oil Companies
Am I anti-business or pro-taxpayer?
It's T-Park.....subsidies to business are OK, just don't try and feed the poor..
I saw this coming, so I drive a 4-banger and haven't had a car payment in 1.5 years...
Im about to trade my SUV in for a hybrid and write it off under my business....
That's not a bad idea, just slap a logo on it....
Nope.
Four cylinder truck and I paid it off last November!
I quit logging onto eBay after I have a few beers...
I am going to buy a little Ford Ranger. I currently have a Tundra and the MPG sucks...
I traded in my F150 for a Honda Civic. I now get 35 mpg.
Hooray, for Hondas!
So true I need to do that too
That included the removal of the Soap Network...
Dear god! My family could not live without the OC, Beverly Hills 90210, and One Tree Hill. We'd get rid of the movie channels before we got rid of that channel!
But seriously, I've stopped needlessly shopping after payday...I have plenty of clothes and shoes to go around.
My b/f and I started driving to work together since we work across the street from each other (well, until last Friday!) We just couldn't see driving 2 cars 18 miles each way with gas as expensive as it is. I drive a Jeep and he has an Avalanche...neither get great mileage!
Smart man, especially for a Jazz fan...
I did the same 3 years ago. Now I use about 60-70L (15-18Gal) of petrol a month, vs 250-300. I am fitter and healthier than I've ever been and love riding.
The petrol price will only continue to rise with productive capacity maximised and demand exceeding supply, so start to change your lifestyle now (ride, use public transport, car pool, plan your journeys better, buy a smaller car, convert to LPG or natural gas, move closer to your work or work closer to you, work from home, etc etc) or be prepared to pay more and more of your income for transport, simple as that.
As for you T Park...Onya Duel for trying to set the poor boy straight. Australia gives $9bil a year in subsidies to oil companies - hate to think what America gives.
Check this out:
http://www.corporations.org/system/top100.html
In 2000, General Motors (23), Exxon (26), Ford (27) and Chrysler (28) were in the top 30 economic en ies (governments and corporations) in the world (and another 4 car or oil companies were in the top 50), and 51 of the top 100 were corporations. Governments are become increasingly irrelevant in the face of global corps. Any wonder that the dominant paradigm of gas-guzzling large-vehicle transport isn't changing?
Last edited by RuffnReadyOzStyle; 04-18-2008 at 12:37 AM.
Looks like we're the smart ones. People who are able & fit, but are not biking are crazy. I can get anywhere within 15 miles or so in less than an hour, any time. If I have to do it, biking 35-40 miles is nothing. I'd much rather stay healthy, save the world, have fun and keep ALL my money than start cutting down my TV package or otherwise normal spending habits. And all the people bragging about their 4-bangers that get 35 mpg are misguided. Pretty soon you're going to be paying $5.00 for that 35 miles. 35 mpg is still just awful in my opinion.
In fact, I don't mean to be a snob about this, but I'm too damn spiteful and proud. Quitting driving makes me so much of a better person than the average citizen that it's not even funny. I see all these peroxide blonde trophy wives driving around in their Escalades and I straight want to give them a death sentence. How inflated and selfish can you be to spend $4 bucks a gallon on your 12 mpg SUV? Especially in light of global warming. . I'm just in a terrible mood now.
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