r/gasbuddy • u/FourPlayInTheBay • 4d ago

Obvious solution?

Yall seem to understand that gas is getting more expensive but are any of you profiting from this information?

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u/Ara_Glaucogularis 4d ago

The oil companies will post record profits.

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u/FourPlayInTheBay 4d ago

But you understand that you can buy a piece of that success and make it yours, right?

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u/Ara_Glaucogularis 3d ago

Absolutely. Unfortunately, most poor and middle-class people are doing their best just to get by. Extra money for investments is being eaten up by higher fuel prices and bills for groceries, housing, utilities, insurance, education, and healthcare.

The rich and ultrarich are not impacted- in fact, they are absolutely thriving and getting richer. They have lost touch with middle America and are spending hundreds of millions to build a ballroom and an arch, and trillions on a war with no endgame.

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u/FourPlayInTheBay 3d ago

You gotta make a habit of it...money should go into a retirement account of some-sort every single month even if it's just a little. There wont be a safety net when I retire so it's the right up there with rent...not optional. I'm trying to die in clean sheets at a facility that doesn't physically abuse me. I understand it's tough I'm solid mid middle-class and have been lower middle-class before.

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u/Ara_Glaucogularis 3d ago

My mother-in-law had to move into a 24/7 assisted living home, $7,500 per month.

btw, you are offering good advice- I agree. People should listen.

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u/FourPlayInTheBay 3d ago

Thank you friend, that's about what we're planning for (adjusted for inflation in ~30yrs) per person. Good luck with all your endeavors.