I know we are all feeling these. However, I came across this graphic from the NY Times that puts the issue in striking contrast. As we've discussed before on budgeting, entertainment usually garners 5% of a person's income whereas housing can fluctuate between 15 and 30%
For my part on gas prices, I have been lucky. My car gets very good mileage, I keep my car maintained, and I am able to walk to work most days. I also do not mind slowing down on highways and enjoying the trip. I have an upcoming conference where I have decided to drive; we'll see how my gas budget fares.
How are you dealing with gas prices?
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Welcome to a forum for academics to discuss their financial struggles and triumphs. Share tips and traps for budgeting a tiny income and take control of your money in the process. Whether it's costly travel to cope with a long distance relationship, unreliable grad assistantships, intermittent adjuncting, or recovering from years of student-level pay, we all have our money woes. Hang out here to learn from others or vent about your financial worries in a nonjudgmental environment.
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We still have our 1996 Saturn which has 105,000 makes and is in excellent condition. My husband was going to sell it, since we have a Saturn VUE SUV, but since the car gets 35 miles to the gallon, we thought it would be best to keep it. So, we only use the SUV on the weekends.
It also helps that we have one driver. I have poor eyesight and can't drive.
I don't drive that often, so I do fairly well. However, I dread the price of flights to MLA this year. I just know it will cost an obscene amount of money to get there (San Francisco) and stay there). I do not agree with the practice of requiring those with the least amount of money (grad students, adjuncts, etc) to attend these expensive affairs in order to be able to interview for jobs.
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