It seems more and more like an armed robbery each time I pump gas now-a-days. How is it that a full tank of gas today costs more than most full-service oil changes? You almost have no choice in the matter, which is why most people just swipe blindly at the pump and watch as their hard earned dollars quickly disappear. Fuel is a daily expenditure for your Dallas area mover; perhaps this is why the topic of gas prices stays on my mind as often as it does. Do you ever wonder what all factors into the cost of each gallon of gas? You may already be aware that your dollars are going toward not only the cost of crude oil, but also toward refining, tax, marketing, and distribution costs. Most gas stations tend to mark the cost of fuel up only a few pennies per gallon on these grounds, however; many gas chains mark up as much as a dime… Why? A mark up here, a mark up there, and a seemingly perpetual increase of cost per barrel of crude oil; fuel won’t soon loosen its grip on your pocket book it doesn’t seem…
Challenges, such as the financial ones fuel causes, can be a pain in the bank; but can also be the catalyst to a new way of thinking. A new way of thinking leads to a new way of doing, and a new way of doing may just be our ticket out of our crippling oil dependency one day! The next time you’re in the middle of being robbed at the pump, just think hopeful thoughts; fuel is more than twice the price of what it once was not too long ago, but our options are bound to change one day, aren’t they?