re: Do people react irrationally when gas prices rise?

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Maybe not, this ad has had me secretly wanting a '99 Corolla for the last 8 years:

Craigslist

In the end, I hate boring cars, but they have their place.

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I like having a commuter car that's a little older, but in really nice condition. Up until about 2 years ago, I had a nice 97 Camry that I drove all over the place. I had to get a new radiator for it, it was like $30. Insurance was like $20 a month.

I just tried to buy a MINT 2001 Camry but the guy ultimately wanted about $1k more than I wanted to give.

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Just don't be poor. Am I right?

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Nah, just be like Sidewalk Tiger who knows everything and is an "OT Baller". I fill up 5-6 times per month. Most people lie about their financial situation anyway. If I didn't know any better, 95% would be millionaires with 5+ vehicles, and a paid-off 8,500 Sq foot mansion on a golf course. The reality is more people on OT live paycheck-to-paycheck than you think.

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The average American is stupid with their money. I talked a guy who goes through a carton of cigarettes a week and puts down a minimum of 12 beers a night tell me with a straight face that he can't afford health insurance then the next week shows up with new rims on his truck that he can't afford ,but is paying 20% interest. People don't want to live according to their income and tend to make stupid and emotional decisions. Sadly, that is the norm.

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Yup. I know a guy that lives paycheck-to-paycheck, making 280K/yr. But he's awful with his money. I do not live paycheck-to-paycheck, and I make significantly less. I just live within my means, and I do not need all the fancy stuff. I do eat out quite a bit, but that's it. Even on vacations, I am fairly frugal, while I can still enjoy things (TBF, I really do not care about the finer things in life, like box seats at a game, high-end hotels, first-class etc, but I do enjoy giving others the experience, but for me, I could not care less).

Where was this post when Shithead Biden was in office,the guy who did his best to F up this country.

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Yeah why would anyone pay attention to the price of the most important global commodity in the world that impacts every world government and industry which wars have been started and fought over

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I didn't judge anyone for it, and in fact said I understand in the post you quoted. I only gave my personal view. I'm sorry my lack of attention to gas prices has upset you. I'll try and pay more attention as recognition of your hurt feelings.

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Do people react irrationally when gas prices rise?

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Only if you're a republican and it's a democrat in office and vice versa.

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I don't understand how folks spend hundreds of dollars a month on random luxuries, but freak out when gas eats an extra $50.

It seems irrational.

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I am lucky that I live near work and don't fill up but a couple of times a month. However, many people fill up weekly and if they go somewhere extra on the weekend, more often than that. I drive a 2018 Toyota Rav 4. It's a decent car. At the end of January, it was around 2.50 per gallon and now it's 3.70 at HEB in the Houston suburbs, probably some of the better pricing in the country. That's about $15 per tank for a pretty reasonable car. If someone fills up weekly, that's $780 per year. Go on vacation or do some extra trips somewhere, like travel team Braxton is playing ball in Austin, etc. and you are easily paying $1000 per year more on gas. Drive a Tahoe and it's a lot more than that (of course, that's what Braxton's family drives.)

$1000 + per year is absorbable into many family's spending, but that's $1000 per year for less of so many luxury type items they are used to. Can they give things up? Of course...but why would you want to? It's also probably $2000+ per year when you look at how much the cost of gas factors into every other price we pay for things.

I bet most people's gas bill has gone up more than $50 per month since January.

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Where was this post when Shithead Biden was in office,the guy who did his best to F up this country.

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Wait, you think this board didn't complain about gas prices before Trump's second term?

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I don’t pay for my gas so I couldn’t care less.

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I dont pay for mine either, but i respect the person that does and care whether that person is being taken advantage of.

See, I care about the other person's pocket book, you only give a frick about yourself.

Typical Democrat

And although we're supposed to have won the Iran war 3 week ago, we have to win it again.