sclancy27
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I like to track it all so I can contextualize how much of a degenerate I am at the end of the year.
What are you guys paying for gas?
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Easier if you just think of it as only 12% of your tariff dividend check.
Nick87
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Glutton for punishment. I understand.
El Jason
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Current gas prices will add an extra $1000-1200 per year to what I average during a hunting season.
sclancy27
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I'd like to see the numbers on that. You must be driving a ton.
I just ran the numbers on what $5 diesel vs $3.50 Diesel and $4 gas vs $2.75 gas does to my yearly budget at 7000 miles and 12,000 miles respectively. It ended up being ~$1200-1400 for the year.
El Jason
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I probably drive 10-12000 miles between September and the end of January. I didn’t really factor in spring bear hunting.
I put 28k miles total on my pickup last year.
Nick87
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For the wife and I gas prices being where they are right now vs say a year ago is about $1700. Thats if prices stay right where they are for an entire year.
Nameless Range
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Took this picture while fueling up at the Maverik in Helena this morning prior to a quick burn and turn to Great Falls.
From my home to Great Falls is 106 miles. Round trip 212.
1 year ago unleaded 87 was $3.15, so 74 cents/gallon cheaper. 212 miles divided by the 18 mpg 4.8 Liters of Freedom gets is 11.7. 11.7 * .74 = $8.77 more I spent this year for the same trip 3 hour trip than I would've last year.
On it's own not much, but the last two years I put 20,000 miles a year on my truck, which comes out to about $833 additional dollars spent this year for my truck alone. Between my wife and I this year will likely have about $1,400 additional dollars in comparison to last years fuel prices, on something like $4,500-5,500 dollar total fuel costs for the year. I do have a near 50 mile round trip commute, so the blame lies with unnecessary wars of choice, work, kids travel sports, family trips, and hunting. In that order.
From my home to Great Falls is 106 miles. Round trip 212.
1 year ago unleaded 87 was $3.15, so 74 cents/gallon cheaper. 212 miles divided by the 18 mpg 4.8 Liters of Freedom gets is 11.7. 11.7 * .74 = $8.77 more I spent this year for the same trip 3 hour trip than I would've last year.
On it's own not much, but the last two years I put 20,000 miles a year on my truck, which comes out to about $833 additional dollars spent this year for my truck alone. Between my wife and I this year will likely have about $1,400 additional dollars in comparison to last years fuel prices, on something like $4,500-5,500 dollar total fuel costs for the year. I do have a near 50 mile round trip commute, so the blame lies with unnecessary wars of choice, work, kids travel sports, family trips, and hunting. In that order.
sclancy27
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Yipes, that is a lot of driving. Sound like you need a Honda Fit...
El Jason
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It’s cheaper to pay for the gas and take the pickup rather than pay to board dogs. Gasoline is a commodity just the same as a boarding kennel. At the end of the day it shifts discretionary spending from local businesses to corporate oil.
I’m not likely to save money by buying, maintaining, and insuring another car. Some of the roads I drive would be fine if we crammed in a Subaru. Some of them would destroy it.
None of us are getting younger. I can sit at home and complain about the situation American voters have put us in, or I can work some extra OT and not let life slip by.
No one is guaranteed another sunrise or sunset.
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I agree. I did the math on one tank of diesel at $2 per gallon price increase is roughly $2k per year. My one tank a week is low guess once hunting season starts.
Wife and I commute to work together. I’ve suggested an electric commuter. Tesla type I can charge for free at work. Put a lot of miles on it at a low fuel cost. She said Tesla’s are chit and countered suggesting an electric BMW for her. Conversation stopped shortly after looking at prices.
Redmt
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I just got diesel prices from our fuel to distributor.
Red off road diesel $5.70
Clear Street diesel is $6.45
They went up .30 overnight
Red off road diesel $5.70
Clear Street diesel is $6.45
They went up .30 overnight
406dn
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For the last couple of weeks, diesel has hovered between $4.849 and $4.999 at the stations I go past in Laurel.
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