Don’t worry… you are not the only one getting hit in the pockets by high gas prices. I am a full-time student in the Cleveland area who only works part time at a car dealership. My daily commute to and from school and work is 40 miles round-trip in a car with a 16-gallon tank that only gets 18mpg tops on the highway. At $3.89 per gallon, it costs me about $60 per week just to get to school and work. That is roughly $240 per month, or about one-third of my monthly income spent on gas alone. With the continuous hike in gas prices, I really cannot afford much more than just going to school and work. Being a college student… that is a total bummer!

Thankfully, a friend of mine sent me this link to MSN Auto which lists local gas stations by cheapest to highest gas prices based on your zip code. The site is updated every evening and also includes the high, low, and average gas prices in your town. Check it out, because any little bit saved per gallon really does help your wallet in the long run. A couple other sites that may be useful are GasBuddy.com and New York Times. The site GasBuddy.com is similar to MSN Autos, where you just put in your zip code to find gas stations with the best prices, but also offers a more advanced search options to narrow it down to specific gas providers like BP, Shell, etc. New York Times posted an interactive chart which displays nationwide breakdown of gas prices and their impact on personal income, as well as average gas prices and median incomes.

The government has redesigned the five dollar bill for future use as a gas voucher.

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