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Could Gas Prices Fall Below $3 This Holiday Season? — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:04:59 +0000

The chances of gas prices falling below the $3 mark anytime in the near future might seem unlikely, but analysts say that it could come close. Fuel costs, already dropping, are expected to continue to do so for the rest of the year.

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Faulkner: Gas Prices to Remain Volatile

Mike Hendren — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 15:00:40 +0000

It dominates the headlines. Gas prices are up, then down, but mostly up. And diesel prices are enough to make an over-the-road truck driver cry. I know a couple of them. They've been in tears since 2008

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Falling Gas Prices Means Great News for Car Owners

Shauna Wright — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:06:54 +0000

Just a few months ago, analysts were worried gas prices would soar this summer, possibly topping $6 a gallon. But now that the warmer months are upon us, there’s been an abrupt about-face.

In fact, fuel prices are now falling so steadily that many experts predict that by this fall, a gallon of gas will be under $3.

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What Are the Best Ways to Increase Your Gas Mileage?

Shauna Wright — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:23:07 +0000

If your gas mileage doesn’t seem as good as it once was, there might be some very valid reasons — including the fact that you’re driving too aggressively.

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Summer Gas Prices May Not Be As Outrageously High As You've Been Led to Believe — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:28:24 +0000

Many analysts predicted doom and gloom for gas prices this summer, with some saying they could reach as high as $6 per gallon.

But it seems those concerns were for naught — fuel costs have been on the decline and are now expected to stay well below last year’s prices.

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Illinois Mayor Asks His Citizens to Attempt the Impossible – Boycott Gas Stations

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:44:15 +0000

It’s no secret that gas prices have reached astronomical levels, but one town’s gas prices have apparently gotten so high that its mayor has gotten fed up with pumping money into the pumps.

That mayor is Tim Baldermann of New Lenox, Illinois, and he’s called for a boycott of the gas stations in his suburban town.

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Have Gas Prices Caused You to Cut Back on Other Purchases? [POLL]

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:47:17 +0000

While gas prices may be coming in a little bit after a four-month surge, they still stand at almost four dollars a gallon. According to a new survey from Harris Interactive of 2,451 adults, these unprecedentedly high prices are causing Americans to change their overall spending habits.

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Could Gas Prices Have Reached Their High Point?

Danny Gallagher — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:45:01 +0000

Gas prices have been a sour footnote in the public’s budget for awhile. However, there may actually be some hope in sight.

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Huge Blunder Drops Price at Gas Station to One Dollar Per Gallon — Dollars and Sense

Danny Gallagher — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:17:56 +0000

A lot of people are hurting these days because of the slow turn of the global economy. Few places are making them feel the pain of painfully slow growth more than the gas pump.

But that doesn’t mean relief can’t unexpectedly happen.

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Who Do You Blame for Rising Gas Prices? [POLL]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:28:01 +0000

As gas approaches an average of $4.00 a gallon, the public isn’t happy with the way President Obama is dealing with the issue.

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High Gas Prices Mean More Americans Use Public Transportation — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:21:05 +0000

While public transportation was the primary way Americans got around in the 1940s, the boom in car ownership eventually meant fewer people on subways and buses.

But thanks to high gas prices and an improving economy, that seems to be changing.

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15 Clever Ways to Save Money on Gas

Kathy Landin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:51:46 +0000

Turmoil in the Middle East is nothing new. Gas prices going up is nothing new. What is new is the possibility that we could be looking at prices at the pump lurking in the neighborhood of $5 a gallon by the summer. And that’s painful.

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How Much Is Too Much to Pay for Gas? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:06:14 +0000

With the average price of gas approaching four dollars a gallon, the question becomes whether Americans are going to start to seriously changing their current driving habits and vacation plans, in light of this hike.

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Watch Gas Prices Go Up a Dime During Live News Broadcast [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:09:36 +0000

We already know gas prices are climbing precipitously high, but you don’t usually see them change right before your very eyes. For one news reporter, though, that’s exactly what happened.

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Just How High Will Gas Prices Go in 2012? – Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:08:16 +0000

Remember the summer of 2008 when the highest gas prices on record occurred and the price for a gallon of fuel hit $4.11?

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Gas Prices Lower? Not Enough, Not Yet

Mike Hendren — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 05:42:45 +0000

I get angry with the so-called experts who pop up on the cable news shows and on radio claiming to know so much about so much. Gas prices are still high. $3.23/gallon is NOT a bargain; it’s fifty cents cheaper than a few weeks ago

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Staycations Are The New Vacations For Many

Mike Hendren — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:46:54 +0000

I can’t remember where I first heard the term ‘staycation’, but I caught myself using that word the other day. I nearly slapped myself. Where did that come from? I’d run into a friend of mine who remarried a while back. He an

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Travel-less Summer

Mike Hendren — Wed, 18 May 2011 17:25:48 +0000

It's been a part of American culture for as long as many of us can remember: summer vacation. Schools out, mom and dad and kids hit the road and go somewhere, anywhere for a week or two. Lots of people will do so this year in spite of the gas prices

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Summer Travel Just Isn't On The Radar This Year

Mike Hendren — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:08:17 +0000

Most everyone I've talked to says the same thing; no road trips this summer. The gas prices are taking a bite out of all of us to one extent or another. And I don't know any families that can or will travel in a Prius

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Gas Prices On The Rise. You Hurtin' Yet?

Mike Hendren — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:04:06 +0000

If I had a nickel for every p&m session I've been through with people over the price of gas and diesel, I could fuel up my truck for a year. Everybody is mad about it. Nobody has a clue what to do about it.

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