Am I the only one that doesn't care about gas prices?

[CamaroSkooter]

The real problem here is people living within their means.

If you're budgetting every single dime you make without any room for flexibility, you're setting yourself up for failure, or in this case, a whole lot of heartache every time the gas prices go up a bit.

People these days don't teach financial responsibility like they used to. That's really the point of this entire thread.

[LoneStar]

Gas prices have made people go to some drastic measures! This picture was taken today!

[LS1owner]

I look at the price when I buy gas, but I need gas. I can look for cheaper prices, but driving 30 minutes away to save 5 cents per gallon would be silly. Gas prices are what they are...I hope it gets cheaper soon, but I don't spend hours worrying about it either.

[LS1owner]

I disagree about the quote above " people dont take financial responsibility how they used to". There were plenty of people living beyond their means in the last 30 years. Now its more highlighted because banks were lending out of control IMO. It was more and more available credit, these crazy mortgage loan setups, etc that makes it look worse than before. There were always people living within their means and people who don't.

[PonyMan]

Originally Posted by LoneStarCamaro

Gas prices have made people go to some drastic measures! This picture was taken today!

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Son, in my part of the great state of Texas that is called a "Texas Caravan", and they have the "Right of Way"!!!!

[SUX2BU]

Originally Posted by LS1owner

I disagree about the quote above " people dont take financial responsibility how they used to". There were plenty of people living beyond their means in the last 30 years. Now its more highlighted because banks were lending out of control IMO. It was more and more available credit, these crazy mortgage loan setups, etc that makes it look worse than before. There were always people living within their means and people who don't.

I think you just disproved your point.

[LS1owner]

Im not debating anything im saying that I dont think people were super financially conscious years ago vs now. I think its about the same save for the mortgage stuff.

[LoneStar]

Originally Posted by PonyMan

Son, in my part of the great state of Texas that is called a "Texas Caravan", and they have the "Right of Way"!!!!

I know all about that! I'm from Odessa, and had horses when I was growing up. It was just a surprise to see them here on the streets here in Houston.

[Jango]

There are two sides to every coin, and a choice with every decision. which one you make is up to you and only you can decide what is best for you.

Mine.... I have a camaro ss and Z71 full size truck. I commute 60miles one way to work. Gas going up $5 will definatly effect my budget.

I currently spend $400 a month on gas just for work. That goes up to $850 a month at $5 a gallon. I have a choice to make. Settle for a job closer to home that pays less and give up something. Or keep my current job and when gas hits $5 gallon give up something.

Either way I loose when gas goes up. When gas goes up everything else you spend money on goes up.

Getting away from oil will not happen in our lifetime. Your grandchildren may experiance it but no one alive today will. Alternative fuel sources are currently way to expensive to be used by the masses. Oil is relitivly cheap and abundant in comparison to alternative measures.

One can not expect to simply mow down the weeds and wonder why it keeps growing back. You must get to the root of the problem and quit putting a bandaid on sucking chest wound.

If supply and demand truly reflected $5 a gallon, Oil companies would not be making HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS of dollars in PROFIT every year.

This is the 2010 Oil Company Profit reports:

Exxon Mobil Oil and gas $301.5 Billion
Royal Dutch Shell Oil and gas $278.188 Billion
BP Oil and gas $246.138 Billion (even with the payout of the gulf oilspill)
Saudi Aramco Oil and gas $233.3 Billion
Sinopec Oil and gas $197.019 Billion
Total S.A. Oil and gas $189.19 Billion
Chevron Oil and gas $167.402 Billion
ConocoPhillips Oil and gas $152.84 Billion
PetroChina Oil and gas $149.3 Billion
Eni Oil and gas $121.507 Billion
Gazprom Oil and Gas $104.02 Billion


These are just the 100 Billion + profit Club. add that up and it = 2.139 Trillion dollars in profit.

I vote to regulate world wide oil price to no more that $60 dollars a barrel. that would lower gas prices to around $2 a gallon.

If the oil companies can't tighten up thier belts and live with a few billion less in prophit on thier own, then they should be regulated.

[n116ebo]

When I was in high school mannnnnyyyy years ago drove a 56 volkswagen beetle. My dad would give me $2.00 to buy gas for a weeks worth of driving. unlead .179 to .219 cents per gallon.

[RSokie]

Originally Posted by SUX2BU

I'm still going to go to school, run errands and do everything I do. If someone asked me how much gas was i honestly have no clue and no it's not because I am some millionaire and don't look at what i spend my $$$ on.
I also have no clue how much a gallon of milk costs. I know the Wally world brand milk is the cheapest and i pick up a couple gallons every time i go grocery shopping.
Who cares what it costs I'm still going to buy it.

People who are freaking out about gas should buy an electric car. Honestly if I wasn't into fast cars I would so jump on an electric car.

That is truly one of the dumbest things I have heard before. If we all had that attitude we would all get ripped off and just say "oh well" who cares.

[Ivas]

At the pump in Ontario, CA, the 100 octane juice was costing $9.99 per gallon. And that was BEFORE the recent price hikes!

Oh, and by the way, if ya' want fast AND electric you can buy one of those ultra-bourgeois Tesla cars that the "stars" drive. They go hella fast, and silently too.

[wrbear]

Originally Posted by SUX2BU

Just because I'm in college doesn't mean i am 19 years old. I'm 30 years old and am going back to school after being a welder for about 12 years. I do have a house, wife, bills, no kids yet (but giving IVF a try this year) support my parents and my deadbeat brother and sister sometimes. I was doing great as a welder but i decided to change my career.


Funny how you can tell so much about me from one post. I am the king of being frugal with my money. We hardly ever go out (not really our thing,), I think eating out is a giant waste of money, every Sunday morning the wife and I clip coupons before we go grocery shopping and we always buy the cheaper store brands. The one and only thing we splurge on is my car hobby and her on her clothes/handbags stuff.
We actually save a lot of our money, hence why we can afford IVF and I can to go back to school for four years.

on the contrary....I went back to your first post and started reading about you....funny how we can do that. There is a history of posts you know.....you mentioned you bought a lot of mods for a soon to be vert purchase...am I correct?...you also mentioned you used all of your points from your credit card to buy these parts...am I correct? so you made a little money and spent it....you don't event look at the price of milk (your original post)..you also mentioned you and your wife don't have much control when you use your credit cards....now your telling me you clip coupons? ...am I correct? and you don't sweat the price of gas (OP)..correct again? So I think I know your MO.....until now? splain LUCY! LOL...

[wrbear]

Originally Posted by LoneStarCamaro

Gas prices have made people go to some drastic measures! This picture was taken today!

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must be around Houston?