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Cancel Trip due to cost of gas

It boggles my mind that people who spend sometimes tens of thousands of dollars a year (like many people here on TUG) make travel decisions on a $100 rise in gas costs for a trip.

Fuel costs are a rounding error in our budget (and we have fuel efficient cars), so no changes for us. I did pick a smaller car the last time we rented one (a Camry vs. a medium SUV) so maybe we did adjust a little.
 
jmhpsu93 said:
It boggles my mind that people who spend sometimes tens of thousands of dollars a year (like many people here on TUG) make travel decisions on a $100 rise in gas costs for a trip.

Fuel costs are a rounding error in our budget (and we have fuel efficient cars), so no changes for us. I did pick a smaller car the last time we rented one (a Camry vs. a medium SUV) so maybe we did adjust a little.
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This is hurting two of our kids. They are on tight budgets, anyway, then gas doubles in two years. It's not in their budgets. At any price per gallon, a person needs to consider any additional errands they need to do while they have the car out of the driveway/ garage. No point leaving the house multiple times to do errands that can be routed sensibly.

We are driving to Vancouver in August. We love a road trip.
 
It isn't just the cost of gas, the cost of everything has gone up and stock market has tanked. I'm retired and am still supporting an adult daughter so I want to make sure I have money for travel for a long time. We cancelled our trip to Michigan because we were staying at a hotel so would have also had to eat out more often. Costs are more controllable with a timeshare vacation and we still plan to go to Park City and Marco Island later this year. We have train and plane tickets already paid for.
 
We have not cut back what we normally do, like golfing, timeshare vacationing and eating out. However, we are holding back on the next couple of years of international travel because of the stock market.
 
rickandcindy23 said:
This is hurting two of our kids. They are on tight budgets, anyway, then gas doubles in two years. It's not in their budgets. At any price per gallon, a person needs to consider any additional errands they need to do while they have the car out of the driveway/ garage. No point leaving the house multiple times to do errands that can be routed sensibly.

We are driving to Vancouver in August. We love a road trip.
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And here is why I love my membership with Walmart. $95 a year (when I did it at least) and almost everything I need delivered to my doorstep. Errands for what-nots. It is actually insanely stupid how crazy this is. I needed fish food this week. It was a $3 purchase. Ordered and it was on my doorstep the next day.
 
Our River Cruise has been postponed until November, we are happy that the Covid testing to re enter the US has been lifted. We are still being careful regarding Covid, will bring masks and avoid large crowds. Been looking forward to the cruise since before the pandemic. Have deposits already paid. All other trips this year will be domestic. Wish everyone a happy, healthy Summer!
 
VacationForever said:
We have not cut back what we normally do, like golfing, timeshare vacationing and eating out. However, we are holding back on the next couple of years of international travel because of the stock market.
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With the US dollar being at historic highs against the Euro right now, this might be the best time to forgo domestic travel and head to Europe instead!

Kurt
 
For everybody in the US complaining about gas prices, a friend in Belize just sent me this. Those are Belize dollars -so divide by 2 for the US
dollar equivalent. Those prices are per gallon but not sure if they use the US gallon or an Imperial gallon. The minimum wage in Belize is BZ $3.30/hr (US$1.65) so not a lot of people driving anywhere for vacation or commuting/errands that can be done on foot or bicycle.
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easyrider said:
I get about 10 mpg and I had thought that I was good until $6 a gallon. I need a large suv with the room for my tools and hardware. I also use this rig to plow snow. I also get to write off mileage @ $0.56 a mile. I'm sure they raise this for 2022 to reflect the cost of fuel.

Bill
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Effective July 1, mileage write off is $.625 a mile for the remainder of 2022
 
You are absolutely right regarding lower income and I would include many in the mid income with kids.
rickandcindy23 said:
We are driving to Vancouver in August. We love a road trip.
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We are planning on heading to Vancouver in September. Maybe to Whistler too. We love road trips too.

Bill
 
How many Tuggers spend 10s of thousands on vacations per year? That number surprises me. We were only ever in the thousands range.
 
Had my first $100 tank of gas tonight for regular fuel. Also, for my last 2 car rentals I reserved the cheapest car but was given a large truck once and a large SUV another time.
 
GetawaysRus said:
I'm veering off topic, but here's a Public Service Announcement related to the price of gasoline.

If you shop at Ralphs (and perhaps other Kroger affiliates?), check the bottom of your store receipt. I didn't know this until a store employee pointed it out, but there is frequently an offer at the bottom to participate in an online survey. The survey is quick, and essentially they are asking you for comments about your store. Filling out the survey is worth 50 gas points if you are a Ralphs Rewards customer. (I've got a Ralphs shopping card and have the Ralphs app installed on my phone.)

I did a bit of food shopping yesterday (mostly fresh produce and dairy - that's the stuff we need to stock up on quite frequently), and I then completed the survey. Plus I bring my own shopping bags to the market, so I get additional gas points for bringing bags. I've now got enough Ralphs Reward Points for 20 cents a gallon off on gas when I purchase next.

(I have no personal relationship with Ralphs Markets. I shop there mainly because their produce seems fresher than the other markets in my area and I like the old-fashioned fruit-on-the-bottom Kroger yogurt. For meat, I shop elsewhere. And for fish, it's Costco.)

I'd be interested if someone would start a thread on how to save money on gasoline. There's probably lots of tricks that I don't know.
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At Costco used their cash card and not their credit card to really saved on their gasoline(unless you pay off your credit card off monthly)IMHO.
 
moonstone said:
For everybody in the US complaining about gas prices, a friend in Belize just sent me this. Those are Belize dollars -so divide by 2 for the US
dollar equivalent. Those prices are per gallon but not sure if they use the US gallon or an Imperial gallon. The minimum wage in Belize is BZ $3.30/hr (US$1.65) so not a lot of people driving anywhere for vacation or commuting/errands that can be done on foot or bicycle.
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Are those prices per gallon or per liter?
Those are some very high prices.
 
Carlsbadguy said:
Had my first $100 tank of gas tonight for regular fuel. Also, for my last 2 car rentals I reserved the cheapest car but was given a large truck once and a large SUV another time.
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I don't want to date myself, or start a controversy, but... I remember when gas was $.25/gal. Could go a long way on a tankful. Ah, the good old days. NOT
 
dago said:
I don't want to date myself, or start a controversy, but... I remember when gas was $.25/gal. Could go a long way on a tankful. Ah, the good old days. NOT
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My stepfather had a Texaco gas station in the mid-1960s. I worked there on weekends as a new teenager, checking fluids and cleaning things up. I remember gas was about 20 cents a gallon. A fill-up on a big gas guzzler might be $5.00 or so. At the end of the day, if he counted out $250 in the cash register, it was a big day. Time have changed, for sure.

Dave
 
Patri said:
How many Tuggers spend 10s of thousands on vacations per year? That number surprises me. We were only ever in the thousands range.
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I figured the costs of our trips out a few years ago. We are rarely in it for more than $3,000 a week and usually come in under $2,000 a week. Longer stays bring our costs down. A few trips that included park admissions , extra flights and extra rooms did get a bit spendy.

Bill
 
pedro47 said:
Are those prices per gallon or per liter?
Those are some very high prices.
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As I mentioned in my post, those prices are per gallon, but I am not sure if Belize uses the US gallon or Imperial gallon measurement -either way they are very high prices especially when you look at their wages.

~Diane
 
I can remember paying .99 cent per gallon for diesel fuel in the 1990's.
 
Just had to look this up. Belize actually uses the metric system as its standard, but permits different measurements in "trades." So the gallon in Belize is defined as

the space occupied by 10 pound weight of distilled water of density 0.998859 gram per millilitre weighed in air of density 0.001217 grams per millilitre against weights of density 8.136 grams per millilitre

which is an Imperial gallon (160 fluid ounces). I'm kind of a measurement nerd, and I never realized that the Imperial Gallon had been set in 1824 to the volume of Ten Pounds of water.

To convert to US gallons, multiply by 128/160 or 0.8
 
isisdave said:
Just had to look this up. Belize actually uses the metric system as its standard, but permits different measurements in "trades." So the gallon in Belize is defined as

the space occupied by 10 pound weight of distilled water of density 0.998859 gram per millilitre weighed in air of density 0.001217 grams per millilitre against weights of density 8.136 grams per millilitre

which is an Imperial gallon (160 fluid ounces). I'm kind of a measurement nerd, and I never realized that the Imperial Gallon had been set in 1824 to the volume of Ten Pounds of water.

To convert to US gallons, multiply by 128/160 or 0.8
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So given the picture posted above taking into account the USD and the Imperial gallon conversion, that equates to $5.50/gallon for regular gas. Cheaper than many parts of US right now.

Kurt
 
PigsDad said:
So given the picture posted above taking into account the USD and the Imperial gallon conversion, that equates to $5.50/gallon for regular gas. Cheaper than many parts of US right now.

Kurt
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And Diesel is actually cheaper than Regular. Something pretty much unheard of here.
 
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