Gas Prices

If you need gas in your car you'd better get it now! Gasbuddy.com is reporting that prices at the pump could increase by as much as 30 cents by this weekend.

Remember the summer of 2008 when the highest gas prices on record occurred and the price for a gallon of fuel hit $4.11? Hate to break this to yah, but a warm winter and tensions in the Middle East have some analysts predicting current prices will top $4 by this spring — and could even climb as high as $6.50.

If it seems like it’s costing more and more to fill up your gas tank, it’s not just your imagination. On average, a gallon of fuel costs 22 cents more than it did at this time last year. Worse yet, experts think it’ll climb higher still.

Gas prices are utterly crazy! Last week, the average cost of gasoline in the United States was $3.84. In places like Los Angeles, the price has jumped to $4.23 a gallon. Here in Western New York the average gas price is $3.96.  These increases are correlated to conflicts in Middle Eastern oil-producing nations.

How much does it pain you when you watch old movies or look at pictures from the 50's and seeing gas prices for $.20! Oh man, how I would I have loved to take a road trip then. Even in the 90's it was under a $1.50. I am pretty sure if I ever saw that again my eyes would tear up... Well here are a few ways to help keep the pain to a minimum while filling up the tank.