Do you stay at home more since the price of gas has gone up?

And now with banks and other companies tanking along with the housing market, PLUS whatever repercussions Ike will bring...blagh. Fun-fun, huh? Actually, me and my family hardly went anywhere before...but even less so now. Me and my Mom are presently out of the job, so we're home most days of the week now unless we walk to the library. My brother's too young to go anywhere by himself, and Dad goes out most days a week because he's the only one of us with a steady job. We've always walked/biked places before, but nowadays there's little places we can afford to walk/bike to...because gas prices affect the prices of everything else, and we were never well off to begin with. I'm glad you're mad at the oil companies, I wish more people were mad at them instead of just blaming the market -- THEY'RE the ones who decide the prices! They don't giving a rat's butt what happens to the peoples of the world. And we think America has it bad? Hoo boy. I heard Spain's economy has already collapsed and I haven'theard much about them since! I just hope we don't get to that point =(

I am such a home body anyways.. But yes I am always thinking of ways to make one trip to do it all. I hate wasting gas,, or feeling like I am when I am not.. These prices are insane. I think that that better bring back trolleys and more public transportation.. between these gas prices and car insurance. Lots of folks will not be able to afford their own cars... and that is a shame.

Yes, I try to find ways to stay home. If I can't then I try to use public transportation. If I can't do that, then I try to economize on using my car by parking it in one central location and then walking everywhere else and then driving my car back home. If I can't do that, then I try to go to some place with many stores next door to each other. I really try to limit my trips to the two days that I work or to those two plus one more to try to get a job. This week will be two because of the Eye Doctor trip and the dumb messed up letter (long story, in a discussion I started).

We stay home more. It can get boring, but it is what it is. We go to the store or the bank. Really just what is necessary.

I try to stay at home more nowadays that the price of gas has gone up. It's actually been going down, but it's still expensive. SO I go to nearby places only and try to limit driving around town as much as possible. If I go out with friends I try to hitch a ride as well. Carpooling can be quite fun and at the same time, environmentally friendly.

Yes. We haven't undertaken too many long drives as we usually do during weekends. The gas prices have been rising like mad !! For now, the favourite hobby for the weekend is watching movies :)

Yes my husband and I used to go out all the time to just visit with friends and family and now we rarely go anywhere . My husband goes to work and I go for the groceries or we will visit with someone close to our house but don't go much father then that if we can help it . I also try to get a drive with someone else if I have to go some place so that we can split the gas and it will be cheaper for both of us . It is crazy the way the prices have gone up !! And it would be ok if it was just the price for one thing but like you said it is the prices of everything , we can't seem to get a break anywhere . We are making less money then we did last year and are not sure how we are going to make it through this winter with the prices the way they are and they are supposed to continue to rise . Groceries are supposed to go up 50% more then they were last year , by January 1st . If this happens it will make milk over 10 dollars in our area and cheese alone will cost 15 . Who can afford gas when you have to pay this kind of prices for your groceries not to mention power , oil , housing and the list goes on and on . I am not sure how they feel bad and as rough as we are finding it , I realize there are people out there who are in worse shape then us and I just don't see how they are going to manage !!

I try to stay home more during the week, but if I do have to go to town, we live out in the country, I make sure I get everything done, so I don't have to make too many trips to town, unecessary trips anyway. I try to stay home at least 3 or 4 days during the week, so I can save gas, it seems like I'm always putting it in. It seems like the low fuel light is always on in my car..lol.

Definitely. I stay much closer to home these days. I wish I could find a viable alternative to driving to work each day. The busline's hours don't work with my work schedule. But I take fewer recreational trips around town now. I usually go to work, go home and park.

The price hike has also affected the costs of other items, like food. We used to drive out to eat in foodstores or restaurants almost everyday; now we would limit this to twice a week. The prices have gone up tremendously in eating places, so we now cook more often at home. Thus we cut down the expenses of dining outside, as well as travelling out.

These past few months we just limit our out-of-town trips to the house in the country because of the high gas prices. We just do it every other weekend. Then our driving around town is also limited now.

yeah i stayed at home since gas prices skyrocketed. it affects me more since i commute and fare hike is getting a lot more frequent. even if gas price went down on the world market. the big players still has the guts to tell the people that they still need to cope up for their losses.

I am in malaysia for my studies, and we have a car. When we first came to malaysia the Fuel was not that expensive, but during the past one year their has been massive inflation in malaysia, and the Fuel price has increased by more than 35 percent. We have stopped going out. We cannot go on faraway places. We just move near our house. So it has really affected normal persons life. I actually live in saudi arabia, and one thing I love about that place is that things are becoming expensive but Fuel price is soooooo low. Its 0.45 per litre thats 0.12 dollars per litre

I wish I could rely less on my car and rely more on public transportation but where I am and the line of work that I am in make it almost impossible for that to happen. Whether I like it or not, I still have to drive my own car and have to pay for the high price of gas. The only good thing is that over here in Malaysia, the government has brought down th gas price last month and might be doing it again by the end of this month since the price of oil in the global market has gone down a bit recently. I am really looking forward for the next reduction as that means a lot of saving for me and the money can be used for family matters and other important things...

I am lucky as I don't live too far from work. If I have errands to do I do them on my way home and once home I usually don't leave again. I still do all the things I have planned on doing...but maybe make my routes a little more efficient.

Hi PearlGrace. Actually, I don't really stay home more, but, I drive alot less .Meaning that I have been taking alot of walks lately with the children and my husband. I have always taken my daughter out daily for a walk. She loves the outdoors. Well, since the gas is so high, we have been taking more walks. We walk to the store down the street for the small things we need or just to get the kids a little something. We also go to the park alot and the kids love that! And me and my husband have also been spending more time together doing things we use to do. We too go for nice peaceful walks at night. Or just sit out on the porch together and talk. If their was one positive thing that came out of the price increase in gas, it's that it has made our family spend more time together doing things we haven't done in a while, or not enough of and that is wonderful!

I have definitely made some changes since the gas prices have gone so sky high. My boyfriend and I have started walking to dinner and the mall and the grocery store, but we are really lucky to live in an area like this. I have also started trying to consolidate trips and instead of just running out to get medicine today and groceries tomorrow, I'll wait until I have a bunch of errands and try to get it all done in one trip. There have been some other adjustments too, like not going to the malls and restaurants that are farther away anymore. And one mall has a cute Sanrio store where I love to buy Hello Kitty items, but it's just too far away to justify making the trip out there.

I must say I RARELY use my car now that the price of gas has gone up. I recently made the decision to move into a one bedroom apt and upon doing so I highly considered gas prices. The choice I made was a great one. I'm right across the street from the University I WALK EVERYDAY my tank has been full going on 2weeks now. When gas prices shot up to 5.46 on Fri I thanked GOD for allowing me to make the correct decision. I must say as a student its already a struggle and to have to deal with the price of gas on top of that only makes it worst!!! Atleast thats the least of my worries at this point!!!!

i'd rather stay at home more often because the price of gas was really high because on my case i don't have my own car for travel and the minimum fare hike here was too much high so if i don't have impotant things to do outside,i'd rather stay at home.

No i don't stay at home. I sold my car to a second hand dealer and bought a motor bike instead. Motor bikes consumes way less gas than cars and more versatile. I go to a lot of places without hurting pocket.