Are there people on here who really AREN'T affected by gas prices all that much?

Question

If you need your car,you need your car,not just for work either...

Answer 1

Economists estimate that people whose budgets have not been modified to support higher prices across the economy driven directly or indirectly by fossil fuel price increases have rapidly growing credit card debt.

I wouldn't say I've been negatively impacted, but I've changed a few things like riding my motorcycle more, trading my full sized pick up for a four cylinder vehicle, and moving closer to work.

Answer 2

Directly...not so much.  My work commute is very short so a tank of gas, if I just drive to work and back, will last me between 2 to 3 weeks.  It's already a small, 4 cylinder car with a manual transmission so it's not like it uses a lot of gas or has a big fuel tank.

Indirectly...yes, I've noticed that groceries, for example, have become more expensive over the past 2 or 3 months to cover the soaring costs of shipping.

Answer 3

the only people I know who are unaffected are kids who have mom and dad buy their gas, and people who have employers that pay for their gas.

Answer 4

I wouldn't say I am not affected, but I do not consider the effect terribly significant.  Like everyone else, I am paying a little more for food, for goods and services, and the like, but the increase is hardly what I would call crippling.  I was around during the Carter years when inflation reached 21 percent, and frankly this is pretty mild by comparison--at least so far.

As to the actual cost of operating my car, well let's look at that.  My car gets about 20 mpg.  I drive about 15,000 miles a year.  So I am burning about 750 gallons of fuel annually.  A $1 increase per gallon only affects my budget $750 annually in terms of operating my car.  It's something, I suppose, but hardly something over which I will weep bitter tears.  If your car gets more than 20 mpg, the effect is even smaller.

Answer 5

I'm not affected much because my cars do not use gasoline; they run on natural gas (methane). It's $10 to fill up, they're much better for the environment, and natural gas is domestically produced so the money stays in our own economy. I wish there were a lot more of them!

Answer 6

Everyone is effected indirectly because higher gas prices mean higher prices on everything.  For example, food prices go up because the distribution company has to pay more to deliver the goods to the store.

But some people who walk or take a train or bus to work, or who live in big cities like NY or SF where there is good public transit, probably aren't affected all that much.

Answer 7

the rich, the spoiled and the gas company owners.

Answer 8

Everybody is affected regardless of having a car or not so quit whining.