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How Much Do You Pay For Gas Each Month?

Thu, 05/01/2008 - 10:29am by SavvySugar
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On Friday, President Bush said that the economic stimulus rebate checks would "help Americans offset the high prices we're seeing at the gas pump and the grocery store," and according to CNBC, government projections suggest that "consumers could use the checks to buy gas for about 75 days at current prices."

You're all highly aware of the number that registers on the gas pump each time you fill up, but do you know how much you're spending on gas each month compared to other drivers? Let's find out how much you're spending compared to everyone else by estimating how much of your monthly paycheck is going to gas.

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  • SkinnyMarie's picture
    SkinnyMarie
    1

    That would actually be 93 days for me. And if I didn't drive to places other then work I could be close to doubling that, but still 93 days is only 3 months!

    35 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • shanimalcracker's picture
    shanimalcracker
    5

    At this point, it would probably be around $180 for me each month if I basically only drive to work and back. That is sad. I feel dissuaded from going other places because I always calculate in terms of how much it would cost (e.g. going to a friend's house 10 miles away would almost be $4.00 roundtrip in gas.)

    35 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • Liss's picture
    Liss
    6

    Probably around $180 a month. sometimes more if i drive more.

    That is so sad i used to just put in $20 a week and i was fine until the following week now it's easier to just fill the tank and then refill at a half tank because if i let it get below half for some reason it seems to go quicker.

    35 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • javsmav's picture
    javsmav
    7

    Zero. I love not having a car--no gas to buy, no repair costs, no insurance, no parking fees. I won't live in a city where I can't get by on public transportation.

    35 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • kahribar's picture
    kahribar
    10

    We have a compact car and a 4 wheel drive pick up, so gas is like the rebate check total for a couple weeks!

    35 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • lawchick's picture
    lawchick
    11

    I fill up about 3 times a month, at close to $50 a pop. I pretty much only drive to work and back. Sigh...

    35 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • MindayH's picture
    MindayH
    12

    So glad that right now I don't have to drive...hopefully this mess will straighten out by the time I have to again

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • seraphicstar's picture
    seraphicstar
    13

    wow... i thought i paid a lot.
    $50 fill ups every other week is just about 100.

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • jasmint's picture
    jasmint
    14

    I only spend about $30-50 a month depending on how much a drive. And that's in Los Angeles.

    I drive a Prius by the way Eye-wink

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • cents4dollars's picture
    cents4dollars
    15

    my commute to and from work 40 miles.. so i broke down and bought a prius vs my v6 mazda. My gas spending was cut in 1/2.

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • GinaSnyder's picture
    GinaSnyder
    16

    I fill up twice a week because I live an hour away from work. At $50 a tank -- that's $400 a month! OUCH. Sad

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • faerymagick15's picture
    faerymagick15
    17

    well, for me and my husband it costs around $400 a month just for gas. I have a minivan, he has a Mustang. He only drives to work and back with his car...but works 25 miles away from home. I use mine mainly for my kids and errands, but the nearest mall is 17 miles away so I have cut down on going. Luckily we have grocery store and Target right nearby. But, the gas bill is awful!

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • bellaressa's picture
    bellaressa
    19

    Glad I can opt for public transportation; it runs me $ 75.00 a month for unlimited rides for 30 days.

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • j2e1n9's picture
    j2e1n9
    20

    About $45.

    Yay Honda's! Woohoo

    ...and yay working 2 miles from home Eye-wink

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • ChicaCity's picture
    ChicaCity
    21

    Yay for living in NY and having public transportation! $81/month gets me everywhere I need to go!

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • Jeny's picture
    Jeny
    22

    This is fking ridiculous!!!! Why not just call them 'gas checks' because they are basically telling us to buy gas with them.. wtf???? This is suppose to be our relief money and what relief is it giving us? Gas relief (lol no pun intended).. this is just nuts

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • Missyho's picture
    Missyho
    24

    To much. I live in the country on a farm, and i have my car, a pick up and a motorcycle. which ever one has gas in it on monday is what i take to work. however, if i were to fill all three up its gonna be about 250+ easy. Its kinda depressing. I threatned to sell all of them an buy a moped that gets 50+ miles a gallon, to take to my day job, but then I would have to get up at 4am!

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • lizs's picture
    lizs
    25

    I miss my $10 fill-ups of years gone by! My little hatchback does its best to get 35 mpg, even after 9 years of service, but it's helpless against the bumper-to-bumper commute traffic I face on the way home.

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • uglybetty's picture
    uglybetty
    26

    I pay about $30/month in gas...yep, I drive a Prius and take the bus to work. It's amazing!

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • CoralAmber's picture
    CoralAmber
    27

    I drive 30 miles to work (and school) 3 days a week (part-time) and I spend just about $200 a month.

    I'm a student and I can't afford a better mileage car (I currently borrow my mom's) and I don't make enough to get "economic stimulus." I wish there were better jobs closer to home. :\

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • Whiplash's picture
    Whiplash
    28

    No more than $40 a month on an average month. It's been costing me about $40 to fill up my tank, but I walk to work and only use my car for errands once or twice a week. That's what I love about living in the city - a car isn't an absolute necessity.

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • ihouse blog's picture
    ihouse blog
    30

    Gas is one of the hottest topics in the real estate blogosphere (outside of the mortgage crisis) it has been looked at on realestateyouropinion.com. More and more Gen Y buyers are choosing to live in locations with public transportation and more corporations like Google are providing shuttles. I try to cut down but still manage to use about a half tank per week in my Honda. (YIKES) One of my biggest small changes is to walk to the grocery store and coffee shop.

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • TidalWave's picture
    TidalWave
    31

    I just moved but for the past year I had an hour commute to work; 60 miles one-way. I was spending $350 on gas a month and that was when gas was under $3/gallon.

    I have since moved and now spend $120 gas a month - which is much more doable even considering the higher gas price.

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • Kimpossible's picture
    Kimpossible
    32

    It takes 75.00 to fill up my tank, but I only have to do it about twice a month (unless we travel, do a weekend trip or something). But if I had to work and drive more than I actually do then obviously it would be much more than the between 100 and 200 range I voted.

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • flutterpie's picture
    flutterpie
    33

    im up to about $500 a month, but i fill up every other day and my job pays me mileage. its still a pain in the ass though Sad

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • tiff58's picture
    tiff58
    34

    Between my fiance and I we spend over $1000 per month on gas. We each drive a little over 50 miles each way to work AND I carpool with a coworker.

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • LadyAngel89's picture
    LadyAngel89
    35

    About $300 a month here. But I have a one-hour commute to work five days a week.

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • j2e1n9's picture
    j2e1n9
    36

    I have to ask everyone that's paying hundreds of dollars a month - isnt this really cutting into your paycheck and quality of living? I have no idea how y'all are able to do it!

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • PammyLZ's picture
    PammyLZ
    37

    I drive 30 miles round trip to work 4 days a week, plus to other places I go, I only pay about $160 for gas a month. (I factored the cost by calculating my average miles per month by $3.57 per gallon) Considering I drive a Jeep Cherokee.. that's pretty good.

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • Jude C's picture
    Jude C
    38

    "I have to ask everyone that's paying hundreds of dollars a month - isnt this really cutting into your paycheck and quality of living?"

    Yes! It sucks!

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • hex913's picture
    hex913
    39

    Currently I pay less than $100 a month, however, I might have a new job opportunity on the horizon that will boost me up to the "between $100 and $200" closer to 200.

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • baltimoregal's picture
    baltimoregal
    40

    Not very much because I live in a great and fun community with lots to do that is also near my work.

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • faerymagick15's picture
    faerymagick15
    41

    j2e1n9 , it has cut into the paycheck, sure...but unless you call not being able to go out to dinner more or shop more for clothes I don't need a decrease in my standard of living, then no..it hasn't cramped our style at all. My husband HAS to work, he LOVES his job, and we don't have the option of moving closer to his job for another 4 years when our kids finish school. You make sacrifices. Besides, its not like we did anything to cause the gas crisis...that would be the government's fault IMO.

    35 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • girlgreen's picture
    girlgreen
    42

    most days i really miss driving...but my $81 unlimited monthly metrocard isn't looking so bad right now.

    35 weeks 4 days ago Report Comment
  • sophistiquer's picture
    sophistiquer
    43

    it takes about $35 bucks (as of today) to fill my little 4-cylinder.

    Anddddddd... that lasts me about a week.

    35 weeks 4 days ago Report Comment
  • CNAY4811's picture
    CNAY4811
    44

    I pay a little over $50 a week...but I'd prefer that over living in a city with pollution, no countryside, and loud noise 24-7!!

    35 weeks 4 days ago Report Comment