Record-high price of gasoline is affecting every family and person, forcing them to change their habits or give up something. Like the family shown here, who gave up visiting their grandmothers, had to change their habits in order to cope with the high prices. What can a family like this do to help themselves cope with the costs, but not give up visiting family or taking family trips?
Online lags prices at pump
9 06 2008As gas prices are increasing everyday, it is important to know which gas stations offer the cheapest gas, and the best way to get that information is to go online. But wait… the prices shown on the internet and the actual prices don’t match. How are we suppose to keep track of cheap gas? There was a recent article about this problem and you can click the link to see the full story. Automotive.com, a site that promoted itself on CNN, mostly had inaccurate prices. Even Gasbuddy.com, a site that relies on volunteers, had inaccurate prices because of rapid price changes. With gas prices changing so fast, maybe even a few times a day, it is impossible to keep track of cheap gas, even with reliable reports. Is there nothing that can be done? Are we stuck with inaccurate prices?
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