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Originally posted by FAMUGAL:

...reasonable gas prices...

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Originally posted by FAMUGAL:
It takes $35.00 to fill up my car.

--folks are NOT cutting back.

We're cutting back on other things so we can afford gas

I budget my expenses for the week, each week. I filled up yesterday (well it didn't make it to the F) but $50 was what I spent. I drive an Altima but I can survive for 2 weeks on that only if I drive to work and straight home afterwards. There's no reason the gas is as high as it is. The gov't can drop the prices if they want to. But why would they do that when folks need gas and will continue to purchase it daily.

Well, great old South Carolina has suspended all grocery taxes to help offset the increasing gas prices. But, I paid damn near $6.00 for a block of Kraft cheese for macaroni today. Milk is almost $5.50/gallon. Makes me think that Obama was on point with his objection to the gas tax holiday. Just like the grocers, the gas companies will find a way to pocket our break and then some.

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Originally posted by Essence:
$6.00 for a block of Kraft cheese for macaroni today. Milk is almost $5.50/gallon.

My wife and I are fans of Dave Ramsey. We are seriously considering going on "beans and rice" until all of our debt is paid off. I even thought about selling my car and buying a beater. We make a lot of money, but we still need to be careful because things are BAD.

What's a "beater"? Where can I get one?

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Originally posted by Essence:
What's a "beater"? Where can I get one?

http://dallas.craigslist.org/car/665303624.html

I guess my old Acura is a beater, then. LOL! She's old, but she gets much play now bc she's "good" on gas.

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Originally posted by Essence:
I guess my old Acura is a beater, then. LOL! She's old, but she gets much play now bc she's "good" on gas.

A beater is basically an old car that runs good and gets you around and is paid for. LOL

Like I said before ...God will either lower Gas prices or increase my wealth !!!

I have an Acura TSX and I just put $30 in at $3.91. Yeah it only got me a half of a tank but...

I refuse to pay anymore than I have been. I just reduce the places I travel to.

It takes about $60 to fill up the Benz on premium and then I still pay $110.00 per month to pay for parking in uptown.

Gas went up $.11/gallon today.

Had a convo in the office when a gentleman over heard us and shared a story with us. He said his brother in law is an over the raod driver. He made a delivery to somewhere in Cali. When he returned to SC he profited $59.00. That same day he said his brother in law put a for sale sign on his rig.

I had to get gas during my lunch because my gas light was on...the F no longer stands for full but FUGG, I can't belived gas is 4.01 a gallon So I am going to do like this old man from church, I am going to buy only $25.00 at a time. And like BIR, I am going to keep my azz from the malls, shopping centers, Target, WalMart, K-Mart, Borders (well not my books) shopping on-line, etc.

This thing is no joke. Remember when we complained about paying $2 for gas????????

I saw a $4.00 sign for gas this past weekend.

I took a picture of it.

I don't know how to do that link thing so someone should post the article from the Senate meeting today with the "oil folks". talk about shock and awe!

PAID $50.30 TO FILL UP FROM JUST UNDER 1/4 TANK.

THAT DOO-DOO HURTED ME SO BAD.

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Originally posted by BORN IN RATTLER, USA:
This thing is no joke. Remember when we complained about paying $2 for gas????????

Born,

When I went to Cookman in 1999, I was crying because the gas was like $1.49, and back home in Atlanta, it was like $.89.

Guys, what incentive do the oil companies have for lowering the prices? I mean, seriously, they can charge $8 a gallon, and there's nothing we can do about it. We'd still buy it.