November 07, 2007
Gas Prices Starting Your Month in the Negative!
This is ridiculous!Gas Prices
I am hooking my carseat to the back of a bicycle and we are off!
PLEASE READ:
Seriously though! Do you realize that if gas prices go up to $4 a gallon next summer as forecasted how that will actually effect your life???
Simple Math
A very small tank at 15 gallons times $4 is $60 to fill up. Most people fill up at least twice a week. That is $120/week. That is $480/month just for gasoline!!! Most homes have 2 vehicles (one for mom and one for dad). That is $960 in fuel a month!!! OMG!
Figure this:
IF you are making at least $20/hour (which MOST people aren't, but it may be that 2 people in a house are making $10/hour), gross would be $3,200/month. After taxes at about 30%, that would leave $2,240.
Then after your mortgage payment of about $850 it leaves $1,390. Let's see here 2 cars at an est. $300/month car payment with insurance ($160) is $760 leaving $630.
Then we said gas was $480/month for ONE CAR let alone TWO. $480 x 2 cars is $960.
$630 (what is left) minus $960 for fuel leaves you NEGATIVE $330!!!!!!
That leaves you NEGATIVE $330 and you haven't bought food, paid your utilities (gas, water, electric, phone, cable, trash service), clothes, or school necessities for the kids.
Is the life choked out of you yet?!
link | posted by Sweet Yet Sassy at 9:19 AM
3 Comments:
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Amy had this to say:
Yikes. That sucks.
- 1:38 PM
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Candice had this to say:
It is getting totally out of hand. This summer we bought Gabe a bike so he can ride to and from work every day. Even though he only works about 2 miles away, it still saves us.
- 9:06 AM
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doug had this to say:
I TOTALLY AGREE. I was driving a dodge truck, with a 360 when gas was a little over a dollar. then gas jumped and it was costing me about 300 every 2 weeks. So i traded in a vehicle i was so glad to have to buy a Chevy Cobalt. Man do i ever miss my truck!!!
- 12:25 PM
