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norml Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-14-05 03:32 PM
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Poll question: At the current price how much will you be spending on Gasoline each Month?
At $2.50 per gallon, with my four cylinder sedan, and my just short of full time pizza delivery job, I will be spending $150 - $200 per Month on Gasoline.

Ouch!

By the way, I get one dollar per delivery on my paycheck to cover the cost of gasoline and auto repair, which it doesn't.
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-14-05 03:34 PM
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1. we fill up every month or two. But folks, you pay for gas at the market
too. Takes fuel to grow food and get it to a store near you. Even if you walk or ride a bike everywhere, you are still paying for high fuel prices.

Learn to grow veggies
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wryter2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-14-05 03:46 PM
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4. I do grow my own veggies
More for flavor than to save money.

It won't affect just veggies, though.
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-14-05 04:21 PM
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7. Know it will effect everything but anything you can grow to consume will
help your budget in the long run ;) And teaching youngsters is a good thing :thumbsup:
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Lady Effingbroke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-14-05 03:43 PM
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2. I will be spending about $50 per month (at the most) on gasoline.
I am riding a bicycle as much as possible.
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mike_c Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-14-05 03:44 PM
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3. my bike and public transportation limit my gas needs....
Good thing too-- unleaded regular is currently $2.93 per gallon where I live in northern California.
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John Q. Citizen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-14-05 04:13 PM
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5. Time to renegotiate your milage agreement.
What's your average miles per pizza?
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norml Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-14-05 04:31 PM
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10. They raised delivery fee from $1 to $1.50, yet drivers still get only $1
Edited on Sun Aug-14-05 04:34 PM by norml
And since we cover a large area I'd say delivery distances average 3 miles round trip per delivery.

Also those who run this place want deliveries taken one at a time, so we aren't able to save miles by taking several deliveries at once.
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LastKnight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-14-05 04:17 PM
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6. this month, not much.
next month through the end of april i spend alot more, living at school and such. 1 round trip is 50 bucks. i work off campus, and in the next town over at that so theres alot more driving than i should be doin.

so yah, summer - low... fall, winter and spring - high.
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auntAgonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-14-05 04:29 PM
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8. It's getting costly for sure
a few of us are carpooling to save. Otherwise I'd be paying almost 150.00 per month on gasoline alone not to mention the upkeep on the vehicle.
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-14-05 04:30 PM
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9. Zero
Though they're at, I think, $1.066/litre here right now. Which equals about $3.38/gallon (USD). I am very glad I don't drive right now.
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cliss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-14-05 04:41 PM
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11. Before the gas bomb hit, I was spending about $15.00
per week to get to and from work. Now, however, it's gone up to $20.00/week.

My budget for gas is going to be $50.00 per month, no matter how high it goes. After I go beyond that, it's on the bus for me.
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TheMightyFavog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-14-05 04:48 PM
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12. Let's see...
The Radio Station I worked for over the summer wants me to stop back before I leave For Stevens Point, I think they might have something for me, So I'm going to have to go, that's a 20 minute drive one way. Then there's the drive to Stevens Point on the 4th, that'll eat at least half a tank, then, this semester, I'll actually be using my car much more due to my position as Community News Producer for our campus TV Station. I'll bew in charge of a weekly news magazine, and I'll be doing a lot of driving around the area to cover stories, so I'll be spending some money.
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-14-05 04:52 PM
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13. I bike/mass transit
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-14-05 05:01 PM
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14. Not much. We live in town, so everything is less than
two miles away.

I'll never live in a suburb again. Living in town is the cat's ass.

Redstone
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