IUFLA Posted May 14, 2020 Report Share Posted May 14, 2020 3 hours ago, milehiiu said: Mrs. mile was running low on gas in her Subaru. So she decided to fill up, yesterday. Not using her grocery points. Which she normally uses at the end of the month. Reported back to me. I asked her the price per gallon. Mrs. mile said.... "I did not even pay attention to the price....however, I paid $14.00 to fill the car up." ------------------------- In other mile household news, during this pandemic. The local Honda dealer that has started a pick up and drop off service.... dropped off my Honda mower after it's annual Spring tuneup today. And when I offered to tip the driver.... he refused. How great is that ? Great is right... I used my Kroger points today on my wife's Tacoma...the needle was halfway between 1/4 and E. Cost me $16.99 to fill it (21.1 gallon capacity)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 Gas has jumped a bit near me. Have seen numerous stations around $2.25. Hopefully it falls under $2 by the time I need to gas up next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Seeking6 Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 I'm seeing $1.89 near me in Indy/Carmel area. Have .40 cents off (Kroger) next fill up. Problem is I'm averaging about a tank a month right now. Not sure if I'll be able to use by 5/31. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 9 minutes ago, 5fouls said: That's gotta be in LA and the last gas station before the rental return at LAX... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, IUFLA said: That's gotta be in LA and the last gas station before the rental return at LAX... Actually, I figured if the media can pass of a crowded beach from prior to Corona as now and an Italian hospital for one in New York, I figured it was time I got into the 'fake news' business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierhoopster Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 I always find the fixation on gas prices interesting — I’m including myself. I tend to look at the per gallon price as well, my cars are about as far from fuel efficient as you can get. But the differences in gas prices usually make almost no real difference. I mean even a .20 or .30 difference etc means what? So for example you fill a 20 gallon tank at $1.90 instead of $2.20 a gallon, a full .30 difference, total difference in price $5.80, and that’s on a .30 difference per gallon. People often make gas station choices on a difference of a few cents per gallon, which is basically nothing. Sure you drive a pickup truck or suv that has a larger tank and the swing is a bit more but we’re not talking a .30 difference usually, even a .10 cent swing has almost no actual impact on your wallet — it’s more psychological than anything that really affects you and this is especially true now when most people are doing a lot less driving. It’s interesting how we’ve been cultured as a society to fixate on gas prices, when it’s the cost of other things that really impact us — student loans, housing, medical care etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 10 minutes ago, Hoosierhoopster said: I always find the fixation on gas prices interesting — I’m including myself. I tend to look at the per gallon price as well, my cars are about as far from fuel efficient as you can get. But the differences in gas prices usually make almost no real difference. I mean even a .20 or .30 difference etc means what? So for example you fill a 20 gallon tank at $1.90 instead of $2.20 a gallon, a full .30 difference, total difference in price $5.80, and that’s on a .30 difference per gallon. People often make gas station choices on a difference of a few cents per gallon, which is basically nothing. Sure you drive a pickup truck or suv that has a larger tank and the swing is a bit more but we’re not talking a .30 difference usually, even a .10 cent swing has almost no actual impact on your wallet — it’s more psychological than anything that really affects you and this is especially true now when most people are doing a lot less driving. It’s interesting how we’ve been cultured as a society to fixate on gas prices, when it’s the cost of other things that really impact us — student loans, housing, medical care etc Good point. I had a friend tell me his "success coach" said to ignore gas prices. If you are busy, there are more important things to be worrying about than going out of the way to save $1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 14 minutes ago, Hoosierhoopster said: I always find the fixation on gas prices interesting — I’m including myself. I tend to look at the per gallon price as well, my cars are about as far from fuel efficient as you can get. But the differences in gas prices usually make almost no real difference. I mean even a .20 or .30 difference etc means what? So for example you fill a 20 gallon tank at $1.90 instead of $2.20 a gallon, a full .30 difference, total difference in price $5.80, and that’s on a .30 difference per gallon. People often make gas station choices on a difference of a few cents per gallon, which is basically nothing. Sure you drive a pickup truck or suv that has a larger tank and the swing is a bit more but we’re not talking a .30 difference usually, even a .10 cent swing has almost no actual impact on your wallet — it’s more psychological than anything that really affects you and this is especially true now when most people are doing a lot less driving. It’s interesting how we’ve been cultured as a society to fixate on gas prices, when it’s the cost of other things that really impact us — student loans, housing, medical care etc I think much of it is a generational thing... My father and mother were both raised during The Great Depression. My father was dirt poor (Mom's family was middle class) and his favorite saying of Ben Franklin's was, "Watch the pennies, and the dollars will take care of themselves." Didn't believe in debt or credit cards. To my knowledge the only thing he ever had a loan on was our house. My wife's parents were from the same era. We both calculate prices, and if we can save a few pennies, we do. We're not as bad as we use to be, but our financial situation is much better... Hard to go against what you were conditioned for early in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted May 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 11 minutes ago, IUFLA said: I think much of it is a generational thing... My father and mother were both raised during The Great Depression. My father was dirt poor (Mom's family was middle class) and his favorite saying of Ben Franklin's was, "Watch the pennies, and the dollars will take care of themselves." Another one from Ben : " A penny saved is a penny earned." My parents were much like yours. Never had a credit card. My mother said, if we did not have the money to buy something..... then we did not need it. They too lived through the depression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 1 hour ago, IUFLA said: I think much of it is a generational thing... My father and mother were both raised during The Great Depression. My father was dirt poor (Mom's family was middle class) and his favorite saying of Ben Franklin's was, "Watch the pennies, and the dollars will take care of themselves." Didn't believe in debt or credit cards. To my knowledge the only thing he ever had a loan on was our house. My wife's parents were from the same era. We both calculate prices, and if we can save a few pennies, we do. We're not as bad as we use to be, but our financial situation is much better... Hard to go against what you were conditioned for early in life. One of my favorite sayings is that everything boils down to some combination of time, energy, and money. People that are short in area will leverage the others. Retirees have unlimited time and finite $ so they are more willing to go go out of their way (use some time and energy) to save 10 cents a pound on bananas (my dad) vs a two income household with kids (short on time and energy) that are more than willing to pay someone to change the oil on the car or mow their grass to preserve some time and energy- or be able to use that time somewher more productive (surfing HSN, for example). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud2BAHoosier Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 Gas prices are up around $2.15 to $2.20 in E'ville. Didn't take long for for gas to get over 2 bucks, nice while it lasted though (sigh).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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