The temperature is rising, and with the temperature gasoline is on it's summer rise as well. I bought gas last night and paid $2.15 a gallon, that's 30 cents a gallon, or over $7.00 per fill-up more then I paid in December.
I guess Exxon has a goal of bettering last years profits of 45 billion.
With the way the economy is right now I doubt there will be many people going on vacations too far away from home. So to use the increased demand defence is not going to work as well as it has in the past. They're going to have to come up with a better excuse.
Maybe with the banking crises they could use: the bank has called in my mortgage and I need 6 Mill. fast.
Or with the drop in the stock market: My Financial Adviser says, I need to add 10 Mill. to my retirement fund if I want to maintain my current life style at retirement.
Maybe with the banking crises they could use: the bank has called in my mortgage and I need 6 Mill. fast.
Or with the drop in the stock market: My Financial Adviser says, I need to add 10 Mill. to my retirement fund if I want to maintain my current life style at retirement.
Gas prices bite, I have seen it dramatically myself where last month it only took me $17 to fill up my car that holds 11 gallons and today when I put in $10 I only got 4.6 gallons. It takes a big hit out of my budget, but to cut back so I can save to go camping and on a vacation this summer I am getting a bicycle and I'm going to start riding my bike around town to save me gas. Its a great idea if you live close enough to town, you save money and get a good exercise along the way.
ReplyDeleteYeah, gas prices do bit. Your bike idea is a good alternative to paying the high gas prices. It's also good for your health, and the environment. I would ride my bike more, but sharing the road with angry drives makes me nervous. Maybe instead of building more roads they should build bike paths. If we all rode bikes, or even scooters, maybe gas wouldn't cost so much, and we could take more vacations with out breaking the bank.
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