Gasoline isn’t even that expensive. At least, not compared to the 2008 oil crunch when prices got up to a 2026 adjusted $6.30/gal.
Even 2022 saw higher prices, shortly after the COVID supply shock, at
north of $5.
Given the percentage of my budget that’s gasoline related, I just don’t see how it ranks beside the sudden spike in water bills we’ve been seeing. Or the inflation in rental rates. Unless you’re driving an absolute hog of a car, it’s just not that much by comparison.
Gasoline isn’t even that expensive. At least, not compared to the 2008 oil crunch when prices got up to a 2026 adjusted $6.30/gal.
Even 2022 saw higher prices, shortly after the COVID supply shock, at north of $5.
Given the percentage of my budget that’s gasoline related, I just don’t see how it ranks beside the sudden spike in water bills we’ve been seeing. Or the inflation in rental rates. Unless you’re driving an absolute hog of a car, it’s just not that much by comparison.
The media has been hyping the shit out of how bad gas prices are, when they’ve not really gotten bad yet, but wait as we run out of strategic reserve.