The difference between 2.90 versus 2.85 on an 18 gal. tank fill up is only 90 cents. Not an arm and a leg unless you drive a lot. Fortunately, we don't. It was just under 1.80 a year ago. Most of the increase has been since Biden has phuqued things up.
We use gas for our farm equipment and filling up our two cars every couple of months or so.
I've been retired since 2003, so the only places I drive is to my doctor appointments, the grocery store once or twice a week, a visit every-now-and then to see my oldest son who lives 90 miles away, and once a year to visit my youngest son who lives in Indiana. I recently offered to visit my oldest son, but he asked if he could come here, because he works at home all week, and never gets to drive the new VW Tiguan he leased last fall. I leased for the first time in September of 2019, and only have about 5,000 miles on the car.