Pinching Pennies

Gas prices are soaring, some say to $4/gal by summer--yet public transportation in the Hudson Valley is almost negligible. In Ulster County 49% of the population live outside the "urban" areas. I do not even want to speculate on home heating costs for next year, when crude oil has topped $110 a barrel this week.
Food costs have increased 30% and are climbing. Its a combination of the cost of transporting food, the wheat shortages, and now the push to use corn for ethanol.
The dollar has fallen drastically--foreign vacations are much more costly. Domestically airlines are raising the cost of plane tickets by $50 to offset fuel costs...

So what are we to do to make ends meet? Trust me the resident of the White House is totally out of touch if he thinks that $600 per person or the $1200 per household tax rebate is going to make much of a difference.

I am suggesting that we use this thread to share ideas, resources, etc. Please respond to this post by clicking on comment. I will demonstrate with a website that tracks the cheapest gas prices in NYS.