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fill up on gas every chance you get because gas prices will only go up. (sh.itjust.works)
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backstory is that i try to fill up my tank more when gas prices are at a low and less as prices go up to make my long term average cost per gallon lower.

now given current events, and empirical reality, gas has only been going up and will continue to go up. we could assume different curves(only constraint being that price per gallon goes up as time goes forward), but if you buy your gas now you will spend less money then you have if you bought it tomorrow, day after, or week down the road. my estimate is that it will be month minimum before it gets cheaper.

now that I have put this out there into the world you should fill up asap, I already filled up before making this post and other people will come up with this idea independently of me.

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[–] solidheron@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It actually wouldn't. Because you'd because when gas prices get too much for you to afford you'll only have a partial tank instead of near full

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But you'll have a full tank worth of dollars in your pocket.

[–] solidheron@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Man this is desperation on your end. The idea of a car is that you use it to drive to work so buying gas is a necessity and more important than hording cash

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 1 points 14 hours ago

Lol, the idea of a car is to drive to wherever you would want to go. It's very American to default to work.

Hoarding cash is not what I'm saying. I'm saying reduce demand, not increase it. The added bonus is that you have cash flow increase and time increase.

Spend time looking at alternative transport. Walking, cycling, WFH.