How Do You Prepare For Stagflation?

[arakboss]

I have the car wash done on my car about 2-3 times a year. It isn't vanity, it is the fact that it also gets the underside of the car and I pay for the wax job too.

My car stays clean for only a few hours - while my private road is paved, the public road to my house is a dirt/gravel road.

My feelings on car washing is why bother. It doesn't help the environment and around here your car gets dirty on the next drive. I could care less what people think about my dirtmobile. I would rather buy a sleeve of primers than spend the same $10 on a car wash.

 

[arakboss]

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About a 10 minute drive from your locale

They are almost giving it a way.

 

[kmk1012]

Last week, there was a station that was 15c per gallon more but was too slow to get a pic. This was in northern CA.

 

[arakboss]

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Last week, there was a station that was 15c per gallon more but was too slow to get a pic. This was in northern CA.

Dangggg!

 

[slimmer13]

People are still having their cars washed. I drove by a car wash in King City today and there were two lines out to the street. I would think that might be one of the first things you cut back on but I guess vanity rules the day.

If you can't afford to keep your stuff nice, you probably can't afford to own it.

 

[The Heretic]

My feelings on car washing is why bother. It doesn't help the environment and around here your car gets dirty on the next drive. I could care less what people think about my dirtmobile. I would rather buy a sleeve of primers than spend the same $10 on a car wash.

If I don't pressure wash my vehicles at least twice a year (besides the car wash), they grow so much mold/moss on them that it looks like ODG camo, and eventually they would look like one of those vehicles with astroturf glued to them.

For $11 (last time I washed my car), I get the wash and the wax. Or I could spend an hour washing it and then several hours waxing it.

 

[Dungannon]

My wife washes the van and truck. The van is hers. The dings and scratches on the truck are a good indication that I use it like a truck and not a daisy driver.

 

[Ura-Ki]

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About a 10 minute drive from your locale

Add another 10% for down here in Salem, though it varies widly!

 

[arakboss]

If you can't afford to keep your stuff nice, you probably can't afford to own it.

That would definitely help out the environment. It would free up a bunch of housing too.

 

[Stomper]

My feelings on car washing is why bother. It doesn't help the environment and around here your car gets dirty on the next drive. I could care less what people think about my dirtmobile. I would rather buy a sleeve of primers than spend the same $10 on a car wash.

You sound like you also turn your underwear inside out to get FOUR days use between changes….. LOL!

 

[arakboss]

You sound like you also turn your underwear inside out to get FOUR days use between changes….. LOL!

What underwear?

 

[kmk1012]

You sound like you also turn your underwear inside out to get FOUR days use between changes….. LOL!

You say that like it's not normal. We have four kids and this definitely helps with the wear and tear on our clothes washer…………Not really

 

[Knobgoblin]

Thank goodness, that makes me feel better that we are heading into a recession and prices are going sky high but at least people aren't being laid off (yet).

Ask the worker ants at Portland Amazon " fulfillment center " in a week or two.
A little bird told me layoffs are currently on the table .

 

[arakboss]

Ask the worker ants at Portland Amazon " fulfillment center " in a week or two.
A little bird told me layoffs are currently on the table .

Some tech companies have been announcing lay offs as well.

 

[Pops1911]

Filled up the 4Runner yesterday. Yikes!! Regular here on the Coast is 4.89/gal. Highest I've ever seen here. Fortunately I don't drive much except to/from work.

 

[arakboss]

Some tech companies have been announcing lay offs as well.

Another lay off announcement.

Klarna to lay off 10% of its workforce as souring economy hits buy now, pay later space

The Swedish buy now, pay later firm is reportedly looking to raise fresh funding in a round that will reduce its valuation by a third.

www.cnbc.com

 

[Burt Gummer]

Two things are a given.

1. Gas will see $10+ a gallon.
2. You will exit the freeway in the center lane to turn left as opposed to the left lane. To avoid the sign beggar.

 

[Bushman]

Two things are a given.

1. Gas will see $10+ a gallon.
2. You will exit the freeway in the center lane to turn left as opposed to the left lane. To avoid the sign beggar.

Yes, gas will hit $10, even $20 dollars a gallon. Maybe 5-30 years from now.

In order to predict something it helps to give a time frame. I can say the housing market will crash. Eventually I'll be right. Not the same as saying WHEN.

 

[jblake00]

washington is already reprogramming the pumps to add 1 more digit to the dollar side of the price. I doubt they would do that for 5 years down the road.

 

[joneb]

Vote by mail = fraud. If we don't fix this the communists win.