Many Americans are cutting back on everyday expenses as gas prices soar due to President Donald Trump’s war in Iran, now approaching the 10-week mark. About 44 percent of Americans said they’re driving less due to high gas prices, while 42 percent said they’ve slashed household expenses, according to a Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos poll. In addition, the poll revealed that 34 percent have altered travel or vacation plans. Americans are changing their behaviors as national average gas prices hit $4.43 per gallon Saturday, according to the AAA motor club. This time last year, the national average was just $3.15 per gallon. Patrick de Haan, a petroleum analyst for GasBuddy, said Saturday’s average price marked a sobering new record. “The national average price of gasoline has never been higher on the second day in May than it is today,” he wrote on X.
You are not actually trying to compare fiddle fucking with your phone for a few hours to be just as easy to just giving up a car. I Wana see you ride the bus with a weeks groceries for a family of 5.
Don’t do groceries once a week, live in walking distance of a small grocer. But that requires them to exist, and mega corps are killing them all.
I didn’t say it was as easy. I was illustrating that there are parallels - they are both things that you need to plan your life around. If your job forces you to drive 60+ miles every day, you can interpret that as most people do, by saying that makes a car free lifestyle not feasible. Or you can recognize that wasting all that time and money on the road and your car is a fucking stupid thing to waste your life doing, and start using some of your free time to either start looking for a job closer to home, or a home closer to your job.
Oh, and I used to make 45 minute bike commutes to my 10 hour per day job in a rural small town. And still managed to consistently get groceries for a household of 5. You don’t know what’s doable unless you actually try.