MrsBear Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I just realized that gas in our area has gone up 0.50 in a month, from $3.19 to $3.69 and wondering how much others pay for gas in their area? I know we're lower than many areas. At what price do you start to change driving habits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 $3.77 yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I just realized that gas in our area has gone up 0.50 in a month, from $3.19 to $3.69 and wondering how much others pay for gas in their area? I know we're lower than many areas. At what price do you start to change driving habits? In January, it was less than $3 a gallon. Now it's nearly $3.60 a gallon. At this point, we are trying to stay more local and my husband doesn't come home for lunch like he used to. It's also affecting our grocery budget. IMO, it's time for our politicians to do something about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 $3.91-$3.99/gallon in west Michigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 It's been right around $3.59 for about three weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellers Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Last week I bought gas at a cheaper station for $4.33 a gallon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvnlattes Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 It was $3.99 a gallon when I filled up Tuesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brightside Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 $3.95 :rant: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchel210 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 It stinks here in S. Florida...Ours has been over $3.91 for a long time. Yesterday I got $3.85 at Costco. Too High! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 paid $3.99 yesterday. I drive our clown car a lot more. It has no A/C so it will be awful in the summer (we live in AZ) but it gets 40 mpg. Dh is unemployed and I work from home. We are very thankful neither one of us is commuting each day. It's all we can do to afford groceries at the moment. I can't imagine another several hundred dollars per month for gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaAkins Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 $3.79 here in central NC. It's gone up .13 cents just this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 $4.09 in Northern Illinois. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in SJ Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 (edited) My dd filled up this AM at one of the cheap-o stations with $4.39/ gal for the lowest grade, in her little econo- car. My dh yesterday put in Chevron, highest grade in the big car that needs this quality or it runs terribly and gets awful gas mileage for $4.79. His work just moved (again) and now if he takes the car he is driving in traffic more more than an hour each way :glare:. The rain is pouring down or he would take the motorcycle. It is horrendous. We do not have a Costco gas station or even a Safeway gas station close enough to take advantage of the fuel savings. We can participate in the Lucky's gas program, but we only save $.05/ gallon once a month at a gas station that is consistently $.05-$.07 more/ gallon. We (the little kids & I) walk to every activity we can, library, TKD, grocery shopping, etc, but because it is pouring down rain this week and is expected to be the same next week I don't know what to do. We figured out we burn $9/ week getting my older dd to her TKD competition team practice and $8/ week getting to Ballet. If Dh drives the car to work & not the motorcycle it costs $14/day. Per Day! There is no public transportation available to his work at this time and no carpool available. Akkkk! I am trying not to think about it too much, because then I have to think about the Summer trips we will have to decisions about and how much it is going to cost to drive our dd 800+ miles away to college. Amber in SJ Edited March 15, 2012 by Amber in SJ spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 In Arlington and Alexandria, Regular is $4.00/gal. DH tells me it will be $5.00 by summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msjones Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 $4.39 in North Seattle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 $3.57 if I cross the border into SC to buy. $3.75 up near me. It is worth it to go across the border! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Hovering around $3.80. Makes me sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I paid $3.39 yesterday after 10 cents off per gallon with my grocery card points. I think the average around here is more like $3.59 though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMommy Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 $4.05 in Southern Illinois...I could cry every time I fill up our minivan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamakimberly Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 3.72 @ Costco. 3.79 @ 7-11. Crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 $3.39 at a cheapo, no name gas station. $3.55 at my local BP or Shell. Prices vary a lot around here based on location. We have an Exxon and Shell that are right by the on-ramp to a major highway. They are always about 20c higher than everywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I am trying not to think about it too much, because then I have to think about the Summer trips we will have to decisions about and how much it is going to cost to drive our dd 800+ miles away to college. Amber in SJ This is the awful part. I haven't seen my family in 3 years. My dad can't travel so we have to go there. I really, really wanted to go this summer but I don't see how we can afford to. For six of us, plane tickets would be around $2400. Even with gas prices this high, driving is still cheaper than flying. That would set us back about $1000 just for gas, not to mention food and lodging. We wanted to take our RV but then gas would be around $3500. Maybe we can just throw some tents in the back of the van and camp along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisbeth Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Our trip to Disney will be interesting since I refuse to fly with the TSA situation. I mentioned the gas prices to dh and he shrugged and said it was just part of vacation costs. A big part, I guess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofsbandeg Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 $3.63 for this moment anyway.:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birkenkathy Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 $3.79 in the suburbs of Dallas. Blech. And with it so high, gas consumption has been a factor in some of my driving decisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southcarolinamom Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 At Murphy Gas (Walmart gas) today it's 3.44. It's 3.55 or higher at BP type stations. That's in the Upstate of South Carolina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 (edited) We were below $3 for over 2 months. Now we are at $3.69. The problem is we have a LONG drive for ANYWHERE we go. (To go grocery shopping we have a hour and a half drive) so cutting down isn't really an option for us. Edited March 15, 2012 by wy_kid_wrangler04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMom Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Cheapest gas in my area right now is $4.25 for regular and $4.45 for premium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrn Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 $3.83 Hopefully it doesn't go higher before I fill up tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 $3.69 at Costco in eastern WA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I paid $3.73 this morning, and we have a LONG drive this weekend for our niece's wedding. Ugghhh! (the gas to get there, not the wedding) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfside Academy Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 The average is about $4.35 for regular unleaded. :ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBear Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 I am trying not to think about it too much, because then I have to think about the Summer trips we will have to decisions about and how much it is going to cost to drive our dd 800+ miles away to college. Amber in SJ Here too....I have a huge loop road trip planned (estimated 5000 miles total over five weeks) starting in mid-May and now I'm wondering what the price of gas will be by that time. I did my planning calculations on $3.50 a gallon (as an average for all areas we'd visit) and now I'm thinking that's going to be way off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBear Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Maybe we can just throw some tents in the back of the van and camp along the way. DH suggested this to me last night when I was bemoaning the price of gas going up and making our budget for our big trip go much higher than I really want to spend - he suggested we camp a few days, hotel a night here and there, but mostly camp along the route we're taking. Now I need to see what that'll cost! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 We were below $3 for over 2 months. Now we are at $3.69. The problem is we have a LONG drive for ANYWHERE we go. (To go grocery shopping we have a hour and a half drive) so cutting down isn't really an option for us. wow, and I thought our 35 minute drive to town was killer! It costs us 10 dollars in gas to go to town. We try to run errands all together. Our prices here in GA are around the same as yours :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eight_gregorys Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 $4.39 It cost me $90 to fill up two days ago.....so frustrating. California has some kind of additional state tax they add to gas, so it's always $.30 more here than most places. I want to faint every time I go to fill up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 $3.65 - $3.69. Some brand name stations, depending on location, are charging $3.72. It still hasn't reached the over $4 a gallon prices we were paying in this area in 2008. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Best price I can find right now (NorCal) is $4.19 a gallon. Three weeks ago, I was paying $3.79. Thankfully my little ol' Honda Civic gets very good mileage! Still though, I hate the increasing prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 $4.25 in the Chicago 'burbs. I 'bout had a heart attack when I filled up my van this morning. Oh, how I wish that man did not hit DH's wonderful little car that sipped gas (30 pmg city.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorbackmama Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Roughly $3.35ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratford Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 $3.79 in our part of PA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I posted too soon - now my local place is at $4.16...and he said it was a good thing I came in that morning, as it was going up another dime that afternoon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 $3.79 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 3.99 in Hale (no real tourists), yet you go to Tawas (about 20 miles away and very touristy) it's 3.83 and it's right on the shore of Lake Heron!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb in NZ Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 2.20/litre yesterday :eek: That is coming close to $9.00/gallon by rough conversion. We have always tried to have 1-2 days that we do all the errands, shopping, etc. each week & schedule those when one of our boys have sports practice. Ds#1 will be using his motorbike more often to help save on gas when he begins his apprenticeship this month. Thankfully we live within 10-15 km of most shops & our kids' activities. I fear that food prices will go even higher, so I am trying to stock up on items we use regularly now to help us make it through the winter. Dh & I have had little to no work since December, so the rise in petrol prices is more worrying than normal & it looks to be going to rise even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHASRADA Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Between $1.33 and $1.40 per LITER. Multiply by ~4 to convert to gallons = way too much!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 wow, and I thought our 35 minute drive to town was killer! It costs us 10 dollars in gas to go to town. We try to run errands all together. Our prices here in GA are around the same as yours :) Yeah, that is a 1 way drive. We go every other week. It took a while to get used to that LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRG Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Went up to $3.67 yesterday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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