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Mari333 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 03:37 PM
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what are you giving up to pay for gas?
I gave up everything extra a long time ago..no eating out, no travels, no restaurants, no vacations, no buying anything but food (cheap food) and basic utilities. Buying nothing else. what have you given up?
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 03:38 PM
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1. Internet porn
Just kidding...

Less eating out...
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Hugin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 06:31 PM
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21. LOL!
Excellent answer KW!

Made me smile today... A task I didn't think possible.
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:26 PM
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27. If I were not laughing
I would be sitting on the floor in the closet with a blanket over my head.

I have to be the comic relief, I know no other way of coping.

Glad I could make you laugh! :hi:
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mongo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 11:25 AM
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25. Damn and I was going to offer emergency relief
for your lack of internet porn...

just in case - :sarcasm:

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Yavin4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:34 PM
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28. Don't Pay For Porn On The Net
Why do you think that God gave us P2P software for?
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progmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 03:38 PM
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2. i have no idea.
i truly have no idea. x(
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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 03:42 PM
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3. Well we don't pay that much for gas, so so far, not much
we have one economy car, and I take the bus as much as possible. Unfortunately, I know what part of the state you're in and buses are not so much of an option there.

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Lydia Leftcoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 04:07 PM
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4. Driving
I filled the tank of my 1990 Plymouth Acclaim on Sunday afternoon and don't expect to have to do so again for another month.

I work at home, live on a bus line, and walk to as many places as possible. Otherwise, I combine trips.

I don't know if it's my imagination, but I'm seeing a lot more motorcycles, mopeds, and bicycles on the street.
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 04:09 PM
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5. My car doesnt use that much gas.
So hopefully I wont have to give up any luxuries.
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bertha katzenengel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 04:11 PM
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6. If the price keeps going up like this, my car.
I'll start driving to the Park & Ride and taking the commuter bus. :eyes:
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noahmijo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 04:13 PM
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9. that's exactly what I do
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cfield Donating Member (648 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 04:11 PM
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7. not enough I'm sure
We've given up weekly trips to the liquor store (for Friday night dinner with friends), eating out, having friends over for dinner, weekend trips to the store just to browse. And we don't have a lot of extra expenses, very basic cable and the cheapest internet we could find that still goes at a decent speed. To cut back on that would mean no homework for the hubby and no entertainment for the both of us. Some things we just refuse to give up, especially during football season.
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noahmijo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 04:12 PM
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8. Driving here too I take the bus now
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 05:00 PM
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10. nothin yet
but the take-out has got to go, I suspect. When I work I have to drive to people's houses and to my offices, and I know that is going to be a big hit. And I even have a stick shift. For the first time in a while I have felt rather prescient, but then, I have owned nothing but stick shifts for about 20 years, other than my husband's automatic station wagon.
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samplegirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 05:11 PM
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11. this is a bitch
i shouldnt have to give anything up..........
I didnt vote for Shrub.
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MalibuChloe Donating Member (431 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 05:13 PM
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12. food, sex, a social life
that's about it. :(
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 05:13 PM
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13. alot of small things here and there
going out less, less beer, less eating take-out, less movies, less books

alot of little things that make life more enjoyable
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 05:16 PM
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14. I'm facing a difficult decision: putting my son in after-school care
in order to work fewer days per week--that is, only if my employer will allow even that.

Also, I live in AZ, and have been driving with the AC off periodically--it's 108 degrees today.
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 05:26 PM
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15. I'm one of the fortunate ones
I drive a fuel efficient vehicle and my job is only about ten minutes from my home. I've always been careful about conserving - I make sure I do all my errands in one trip rather than several - so I only fill up about once every week and a half.

My hubby is in a different situation - he drives a Chevy Tahoe as he's a carpenter and needs room for all his tools. He also has a long commute so he's had to pay more. Still, we always take my car when we go out together - his is used only for his job. Even with all that, he sometimes feels as if he's working merely to put gas in the tank.
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MissB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 05:29 PM
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16. Giving up the idea of getting in the car in the mornings
and instead I'll get on my bike. I'm a stay at home parent anyways, so I really don't need to go out 5 or 6 days a week. I'll have one big errand day.

It is weird to shuffle my life around that way, though. The freedom of just getting in my car and going somewhere is... over. :shrug:
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 05:31 PM
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17. In 30 days, bussing and/or walking to work
My department is moving to a new building at the end of September, which is only 20 blocks or so from my apartment. Not only will I save a fortune in parking, but I'll also be doing more to reduce gas consumption.

I also live within walking distance of just about anything I could possibly need, and really don't have to drive anywhere:
* hardware store: 3 blocks
* food co-op: 4 blocks
* pizza/italian place: 4 blocks
* drug store: 6 blocks
* best mexican restaurant in town: 2 blocks
* cool irish pub: right around the corner

If I had to ditch my car, I could survive. Thankfully for me the car is a luxury, not a necessity. I am very fortunate that way.

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tinfoilinfor2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 05:45 PM
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18. I take care of my three year old grandson and we joyride a lot;
to the area parks, beaches, libraries, museums and of course the ice cream stores, lots of little activities to keep him (and me) amused. It's hard in the summer because it is so hot here and not comfortable to go out and play in the yard. Looks like those joyrides will be limited no. But I'm not complaining because it's not really a hardship...especially measured against what's going on in Mississippi and Louisiana.
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Dave Reynolds Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 06:24 PM
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19. Asian massage parlors.
Okay, just kiddin'.

Cut back on TV programming, moving closer to work, and will not be going on a salmon fishing/camping trip.
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Merrick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 06:29 PM
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20. My car gets 32mpg so
really its a difference of $5-$10 extra a week, which I don't sweat much. in fact, its almost worth it when I pull up next to someone in a big SUV/Hummer at the pump
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shanti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 06:32 PM
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22. nothing
i take the train to work and drive around very few places otherwise (no out of town excursions, basically a hermit).
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Hugin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 06:33 PM
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23. I'm going to have to sell my dog to science...
Just kidding.

I'm paying off all of my charge cards.

Can't afford borrowed money.
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Pharlo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 07:03 PM
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24. My job
I have an hour commute one way and public transportation isn't an option. I have a job I like, but I've started looking for something closer. At the rate things are going now the cost of gas and health care are reaching the point where they consume so much pay that holding a job is almost cost prohibitive.
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 11:27 AM
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26. food
i'm getting used to peanut butter for every meaL.
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IChing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:40 PM
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29. "what are you giving up to pay for gas?" My support of *bush*
no really I never supported him.
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:43 PM
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30. Hookers.
Unless he drops his rates, I ain't dropping my pants!
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