This question came to mind when driving back & forth between California-Arizona where vehicle fuel prices have a $2 PER GALLON difference. (I love my diesel vehicle. Fight me.)

So (1) would I drive 5 hours inland to Arizona just to save $2 per gallon?

Or (2) Would I buy a shit-ton of gas cans & fill them up in Arizona then haul them back to California?

As destitute as I am, would I move to Arizona for all-around lower cost of living? (3)

(1) Um, no.

(2) Sounds like a clever idea but ultimately ridiculous for so many reasons. No.

(3) Stupidly & stubbornly, no, I haven’t broken yet. I still love California too much to run inland away from this extortionately high cost of living.

BUT

I prefer to walk/run/bike rather than drive short distances.

Prefer DIY-ing or foregoing luxuries rather than paying for services I could do myself. Haircuts. Massages. Handyman repairs within my ability.

  • Delphia@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I’m the exact same especially the ADHD because it gives me another calculation to do "Building my own looks fun plus buying one is more expensive minus the chance of me getting bored half way through and wasting the initial investment. Hmmmm lets spend a little more and just get the thing premade.