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I pay five extra bucks a fillup over the summer, and that's gonna make or break me?

What are you driving? a moped?

Lots of folks are paying close to $350 a mo per vehicle just to get to work and back. Then there is food costs, and they ARE up. And the cost of fuel oil IS up.

But hey, inlfation is only at .8%

350 a month for gas? For one vehicle? Unless you are a traveling salesman, I highly doubt that (and it's a business expense deduction). If you live 100 miles from where you work--drive an SUV that gets 10 mpg. Sorry I don't feel for you. Try living closer and driving a more fuel effecient vehicle.

It costs me $40-$50 a month for gas per vehicle. I live about 15 minutes from work. Even if you tripled the length to work and cut my mpg by half to around 16, that around $100 less than the $350 listed there--and that is not very optimal conditions.

What are you driving? a moped? Lots of folks are paying close to $350 a mo per vehicle just to get to work and back. Then there is food costs, and they ARE up. And the cost of fuel oil IS up.

We're paying more than double that for gas, and we combine errands and don't make any unneccessary trips (simply can't afford it). A couple years ago when gas reached $2/gal, the family budget was hit hard and we gave up a lot. Now that gas is $3 it's... well, beyond bad especially since neither of us have gotten a pay raise in years. No, suggesting a another job isn't in the cards with retirement around the corner. Things are getting tight for more than just the lowlifes.

What are you driving? a moped?

Actually, a Ford Expedition. My math was a bit off. I'm paying around $8 a fillup more...30 cents/gallon increase since July times 26 gallon tank.

I don't know how far you're driving, but even with my guzzler I'm getting nearly two weeks of driving out of each tank, so my gas bill is less than half yours.

That being said, food isn't up THAT much, sorry. I've been looking at my checks to the local grocery and they haven't really gone up all that much, if any at all.

And as far as fuel oil goes, Texas doesn't have much of a heating issue as we do up here in NH. That being said, a little planning goes a long way. Sorry, but I don't have a whole lot of sympathy for people who don't plan for winter around here. I, like most folks, pre-pay my oil during summer when you can lock in a lower price. The only folks who might have a problem are those who are buying homes this time of year who couldn't lock in when it was $2.40 and are now paying close to $3.00 a gallon.

Wow, and I thought my 40 mile a week commute was a bummer. (5 mile one way X 4 day work week) I spent like $20 last payday to fill up my 4X4. Even at $3/gal, no big. Home heating gas is another matter altogether.

Live on a farm and drive to the city to work or something? I am curious.

I have heard of some folk in Kali-foor-nneeeaa who drive 75 miles one way to work at McDonalds - but thought that was limited to the Lompoc/Santa Barbera AO.