ORIGINAL: Germ
Here is my suggestion.
Using a pickup as an everyday car is about done for most of us. Buy a little junker car that gets 30+ miles to the galllon.
I spend about 35.00 bucks a week for gas, and I car pool. They money I save goes into a "Gas" fund for trips. Set a budget for Gas for everyday use. Trim that amount in order to start this gas fund.
I budget 70.00 dollars a week for Gas, I am currently using around 35.00 dollars the rest goes in my Gas fund, yeah I have a Gas fund[&:]
Germ,
I did this, I went out and bought a Nissan Sentra that gets 30 mpg on the highway. I drive 70 miles roundtrip to work mostly highway. Now I have a truck in the driveway that doesn't get used andI am still paying on. To boot I am trying to sell it but no one wants to buy a truck right now with the fuel prices.
I am feeling the pinch big time, it sucks living in a city as there is not hunting around. I am actually planning to move in a few years whenI can find another job opening in the military.Hopefully somewhere in the country that I can hunt.
I read that if thespeculative money was removed from the price of oil, the price would drop $40 a barrel. That is B.S.[:@]The feds need to stop lowering interest rates and bring the value of the dollar back up!!!!!!!!!!!
end of rant!