Gas. The New Pain in the Ass.

Living in Highland Park, Texas one would assume that things were already expensive. But with the average price of a gallon of gas soaring past $4.00, it's as if even the cheapest things in life are becoming unbearable to pay for. I feel bad for those people who drive Tahoes and Yukons and whose average gas fill up is well over $80. That right there could be someone's weeks worth of groceries. It has always been ironic to me that during troubling economic times, even the essentials rise in cost.

Minimum wage in Texas is $7.25. And the average price of gas in some places is over $4.00? Just to get to and from work, it seems as though people are paying half of their paychecks on transportation. The easiest answer to these raising gas prices, is to drive less and take public transportation. But tell that to people who are accustomed to living a lifestyle that allows them to do whatever they want. Being a college kid myself, it is hard to budget and to save money. And if someone told me to take the bus to work, I would respond that not only is it inconvenient but also... we have a bus station? It seems as though money is running through my fingers like sand and all my paychecks and allowances go to eating, going out, and well, living. And add raising gas prices, budgeting is becoming harder than ever. Even driving is costing an arm and a leg. Like I said before, gas is the new pain in the ass.