Kurt Woock
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first heard Nov 2024
last heard 16 Jul
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But in this specific period of time, the change in price was bigger in Ohio, about $1.80 more per gallon compared to California's $1.45 jump.
So if two people in these two states both buy the same amount of gas per week, the person in California still has a higher overall gas bill, but the person in Ohio is paying more compared to what they were paying before.
And now they have to come up with that additional cash to cover the additional cost.
Yeah, that's probably the best way to frame this.
Which is least bad?
For me, surprise expenses.
Those are the budget killers.
That's why this study matters in the first place.
Right.
Whether you live in a place where prices are really high historically or even historically low, you've hopefully had time to build whatever that reality is into your budget.
it's predictable to a certain extent.
And if your budget is already tight, then a sudden rise in expenses can be hard to deal with, whatever that price is.
So going over your budget because prices rose can force you to make really tough trade-offs or even take on debt to pay for it.
So our analysis showed that Wyoming, Oklahoma, Montana, and Utah had the biggest increases in weekly gas spending when you compare the prices at the end of June to prices from the end of February.
For these states, at the top, it was a little bit of everything.
They don't have the most expensive gas overall, but they did see some of the biggest jumps in prices during this time period.
And you'll also notice that these are large rural states, so drivers tend to put on more miles compared to the smaller states or states with particularly dense areas.
And then finally, pickup trucks are really popular in these states, and pickup trucks do not get great gas mileage.
So this is a pretty broad estimate, but we found about $17 in Utah and Montana, $19 per week in Oklahoma, and $26 in Wyoming.
And that's, again, additional spending compared to what they were spending before, not overall spending.
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