I filled up my van with gas yesterday at costco, and even there, where the gas is supposed to cost less than at the regular pumps, I paid $2.60 a gallon. What is going on here?! Why are we paying so much at the pump? EEK! Well, I figured that if I get 20 miles to the gallon (hopefully I get a few more on the freeway, but driving around town dropping off and picking up kids, 20 is probably all I get on average), then it costs me about 13 cents to drive a mile. So, my drive home from Costco cost me 78 cents. Cole asked me to pick him up from school, so as I’m driving, I’m figuring out in my head….it’s a mile and a half to school, times two, so that’s three miles, times that by 13 cents, and this drive is costing me 39 cents. And then there’s the drive to dance lessons–42 cents; and the drive to choir–another 42 cents. And don’t even get me started on how many times I drove up to Salt Lake last week–Arrg! I feel like a taxi driver and I should keep a little jar in the van and make the kids pay me per mile. Hey, that’s not a bad idea!
OCD? Just a little.
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I’ll donate a few cents the next time I drive with you.
I just don’t even want to know how much my driving around town costs! Why is it that when prices go up, the stations redo their prices quickly, but when they come down, it takes forever?
Ok…$2.95/gallon over here…I recently discovered that I think I could live a lot cheaper if I just got rid of the vans. It costs me over $300/month to have a van…and that’s if I don’t have to get tires, oil changed, or any other repairs. I believe my Van is my largest monthly expense.