Comments on: 27 Days on One Tank of Gas

By: 21st Century Dad

21st Century Dad — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:02:15 +0000

@Jason: You make some excellent points there.

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. We are Green. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.

I fondly remember long road trips too. They’re great in every variation – solo or with friends and family. I didn’t dread the solo trips. I loved them too. It’s an expensive way to travel solo.

By: JustDaddys

JustDaddys — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:01:37 +0000

I think your comparison should be to further back in time. Only a little over three years ago gas was only 2.25 or four years ago 1.80′s. This is a 50% increase in fuel costs. This translate into A LOT. When I graduate high school I took a trip across the US. It cost me $700 dollars, but that got me 10,588.5 miles in 21 days. That same trip would cost me $1400 thats HUGE. I agree that in the short term its not a big deal but at $10 more per tank of gas X 2.5 fill ups a week X 52 weeks. Thats a large number to “find” in the budget that is already tight. (Im not good at math either). I have no choice but to have 72mile round trip to work, and I live out in the boonies with no other modes of transportation. SOMETHING needs to be done. Nice blog article though. Got me thinking.

By: Jared

Jared — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:30:06 +0000

27 Days on one tank? WOW! I’m lucky to make it 3 or 4 days. (I drive A LOT for work and they pay for the gas so I can’t complain)

I like your list of wasys to conserve money. I smoke and really need to quit. With cigs at $5 a pack, and smoking 1 pack a day that’s $150 per month. My wife smokes too, so if we both quit we could save $300 plus per month. What the hell are we thinkin’?

By: 21st Century Dad

21st Century Dad — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:34:31 +0000

@Ron: You’re absolutely right. The entire economy runs on petroleum.

@Katy: I can do math OK, but I chose not to. As a teenager, I wanted to show the world that stereotypes suck.

By: Katy

Katy — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:19:42 +0000

You’re Asian and got bad grades in math??? Unheard of!!

By: Ron@TheWisdomJournal

Ron@TheWisdomJournal — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:26:18 +0000

The problems isn’t just limited to what one person pays for fuel, but it translates into the increased costs of transportation for trucking every single thing you buy in every single store. It translates into higher freight costs on container ships, higher natural gas prices in restaurants, higher prices for everything that has oil in it (plastics, nylons, lubricants, etc). It may only be a small net dollar increase for your fuel, but that huge percentage increase affects everything you do, use, and buy.

By: 1stopmom

1stopmom — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:57:58 +0000

This was a really good post. Very interesting thanks!

By: Frugal Dad

Frugal Dad — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:53:30 +0000

Thanks for the mention – and great advice. I particularly like the last one – “stay home and read my blog.” I’ll follow orders and keep reading 21st Century Dad!