I’m a cheap person eyy!!!

I second that. I love saving money more than spending. I'm such a scrooge and only spend my money on rent, food and bills. Money - can't have enough of it.

The cost of living is insane here. Fuel is $2 a litre, food prices have gone through the roof, interest rates are soaring and so are power bills. I am luckier than most though as I am sensible with my money and do a fortnightly budget and know what I spend every dollar on. The prices don't need to be as high as they are and I think there's a bit of price gouging going on.

Quote from ultraaviolet

Definitely. Gas is $5 in my area. Luckily I don’t drive and take the bus eyy.

But the price of groceries is ridiculous! Very shocking and I’ve had to cut back! I heard target is slashing prices tho cuz ppl are not buying as much.

5$ gallon is not that much. In my country gas cost 2.6€ liter which is equal to 10$+ gallon

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5$ gallon is not that much. In my country gas cost 2.6€ liter which is equal to 10$+ gallon

$5 per gallon is considered expensive in the US since we have to drive everywhere. We don’t have good public transportation unless you’re in NY or DC. I have to fill up my car 2-3x per week

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Yes I’m an accounting student, so the flow of cash is my passion! Tho I still hate taxes. Never ask me about taxes. Terrible stuff. Terrible.

well then my friend

remind me never to call you for TAX advice in the US!!!

Quote from sheryllee3

I have to fill up my car 2-3x per week

Can you explain that a bit further?

I just calculated that if I were to go through 3 tanks of fuel per week, that would require me driving the equivalent of 1545 miles. Are you really driving anywhere close to that in a week?

Quote from ultraaviolet

Damn this thread is embarrassing….lol

Just confessing my true nature y’all

I don’t find it embarrassing

Quote from wsoet

Can you explain that a bit further?

I just calculated that if I were to go through 3 tanks of fuel per week, that would require me driving the equivalent of 1545 miles. Are you really driving anywhere close to that in a week?

what kind of car gets 1500+ Miles in one full tank? My car holds about 12 gallons with an mpg of 34 highway. So a full tank of gas gives me 408 miles. I travel for work which requires me to drive 50 miles one way 3-4x a week. I also live quite a miles away from places I usually go to.

same

we should date

I'm cheap starting today

Quote from sheryllee3

what kind of car gets 1500+ Miles in one full tank? My car holds about 12 gallons with an mpg of 34 highway. So a full tank of gas gives me 408 miles. I travel for work which requires me to drive 50 miles one way 3-4x a week. I also live quite a miles away from places I usually go to.

That 1545 mile figure is for 3 tanks worth of fuel (= 3 × 20.6 gal × 25 mpg).

But wow, 100 miles of commuting per day is rough.

Quote from sheryllee3

$5 per gallon is considered expensive in the US since we have to drive everywhere. We don’t have good public transportation unless you’re in NY or DC. I have to fill up my car 2-3x per week

Ouch. Thankfully my workplace is close so I only need to fill my tank 1 - 2 times per month, but it still hurts once a full tank of gas costs almost 100 bucks. If I used public transportation, it would cost two more hours of my day.

to me time > money

Quote from kirishiki

Ouch. Thankfully my workplace is close so I only need to fill my tank 1 - 2 times per month, but it still hurts once a full tank of gas costs almost 100 bucks. If I used public transportation, it would cost two more hours of my day.

to me time > money

yes. At least I’m getting paid to travel but for some it’s their norm here