Gas prices down again in California. How MyLot helped me make an extra $7.60 today alone!
By The Horse
@TheHorse (214031)
Walnut Creek, California
July 15, 2024 10:40pm CST
Gas prices at my discount station have held steady for about a month. Until about two days ago, when I noticed that they had dropped by a nickel per gallon.
But today, out in Random Land, on my way home from music practice, I found a station where gas prices for Regular were under $4.00/gallon.
Under $4.00/gallon? In California? Are you kidding me?
I put something like 15 gallons in, saving myself about $7.50. Add in my MyLot earnings, and it was a financially productive day!
Actually, the fella who took his AR-LST-2 offered to pay me this morning, but I just said, "Eh, wait until the other one is done."
I am not a very good capitalist, but I sleep well. 
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@marguicha (219877)
• Chile
16 Jul
I Make a lot of virtual money. I sold my car and don´t buy gas. I only spend money in Uber but that is to go to the doctor or to Dixie´s only.
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@marguicha (219877)
• Chile
16 Jul
@TheHorse I sold my car when my hands started to tremble a lot after chemotherapy. Just now, after years, a neurologist gave me a wonder pill and my hands are not trembling much now. But I got used to Ubers.
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@TheHorse (214031)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Jul
@marguicha Do you know the name of the medication? I'd like to research it.
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@kaylachan (65347)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Jul
Well, I think you did well. It's rare to see something under 3 or four depending on where you live.
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@kaylachan (65347)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Jul
@TheHorse Tell me about it. When someone gets excited over gass being 2.00 or less, (almost unheard of in today's pricing) I recall when my father used to have a fit if gass priceses rose over a dollar. We weren't poor or well-off, but he never liked to spend more than he had to.
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@TheHorse (214031)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Jul
@kaylachan I remember "the old days" too. Plus they checked your oil and washed your windshield. We live in a different America now.
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
16 Jul
That's strange because they have been on the rise here. I hope they dip back down. My local station has it for 3.39 but that is the cheapest price I have seen in the region.
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
16 Jul
@TheHorse Our gas is usually cheaper than surrounding states.
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@abhi_bangal (4684)
• Ahmednagar, India
16 Jul
Mate, I think you put the wrong caption for your discussion. I thought it should have been the gas prices are "up" again instead of saying "down". Because we are always used to reading, "this price has gone up", "that price has gone up" etc. We are never fortunate enough to read a caption something like you have written.
But great to see that you have earned $7.60 in one day here. That's quite a remarkable jump in earnings in one day. You have reached the payout in just one day. Congratulations 
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@abhi_bangal (4684)
• Ahmednagar, India
17 Jul
@TheHorse
I was aactually in the joke mood. We are always accustomed to reading prices going up. So, reading this caption obviously would amuse me. And this was a slap to the government here, saying see, prices can even go down. Why should they always go up? Prices here go down or new schemes are introduced when elections are round the corner. You may have got why. That was a bit of an explanation.
As far as your earning here and my maths is concerned, sorry mate, my maths is s bit weak. Also, I'm kind of new here. So I've no idea how I can calculate your earnings.
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@TheHorse (214031)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Jul
@abhi_bangal Heh. Not worth calculating.
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@Shiva49 (26470)
• Singapore
17 Jul
@TheHorse I heard about it years ago and took it to heart.
There are variations of it:
"There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience."
"A clear conscience is the softest pillow".
Balance in whatever I do has been a mantra with me.
Always giving more than I take serves us well.
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@annierose (21589)
• Philippines
16 Jul
Saving some money and having a financially productive day sounds like a great combination. Enjoy that full tank and the savings!
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16686)
• China
16 Jul
That did make your day ! Under $4.00/gallon ! at the sight of it,You must have thought it was too good to be true !
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@wolfgirl569 (102054)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Jul
They have dropped a little here also
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@LindaOHio (170715)
• United States
16 Jul
Gas is $3.39-$3.49 right now here in NE Ohio. Are you sure it was gas? Under $4 per gallon in CA could be water. lololol Have a good day.
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@MarieCoyle (34024)
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17 Jul
Less than $4 a gallon in California is remarkable.
Our gas has been between. $3.69-$3.89 for about 3 weeks now. Just depends on where you get it.
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@MarieCoyle (34024)
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17 Jul
@TheHorse
I recall my sister paying over $5 a gallon when she lived there, and that was years ago.
