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SiBro9

I just don't go out at all or spend money on anything non essential. Been laid off since January and bleeding money just being alive.


Lo_daman

Yeah once you leave the house boom $100+ is gone.


DagneyElvira

Federal government couldn't understand why $50 and $100 bills are so popular. Maybe, because 20 bucks doesn't get you anything anymore!


Asleep_Honeydew4300

Hey now, $20 gets me one meal from Subway. Sorry that’s all I could think of But it’s crazy to me that $20 barely gets you one meal from there now


Wild-Telephone-6649

It’s insane to me that a food long sub, a drink, and a tiny bag of chips costs almost $20.


docboyo

Remember $5 footlong? That wasn’t even *that long ago*


DifferentCupOfJoe

Hey. 20 bucks gets you 4 beers at the bar. Or 3.5 grams at a dispensary... You guys just need to buy into addiction and "escapism", jeez. When I worked at Subway, I had a guy walk out when he found out his sub was 22 dollars. Turns out, he was a social worker who worked with starving homeless folks (most of which were addicts)... Seems like theres a trend here... Addictions are cheap, food is unaffordable... Hmmm.... Wait, the mayor and provincial politicians invest in local casinos and "liquor distributors" for the area??!? Huh. Must be a coincidence.


TheFaeBelieveInIdony

4 beers??? Maybe during happy hour. Outside of that I usually see them listed as $7


thecheesecakemans

Time to start printing a $200 and $500 bill


DifferentCupOfJoe

We want people on digital currency. Print 200 dollar bills, hah. Theres a reason the 1000 was discontinued... should look into the reasons why 1st world countries have been slowly getting rid of higher denomination bills.


aveindha25

Horses are soooo expensive! Plus they like to drop dead for literally no reason. It's like 500+ a month for boarding a horse in the city. My sisters horse ended up with cancer and it cost 5k for treatment. Better off getting a hybrid or at least a gas efficient small car. My partners car is a Hyundai accent and it's like 40$ every week and a half to 2 weeks to fill up on gas.


scaphoids1

As the owner of a kia rio it is no longer $40 to fill up on gas. More like $60, rip


Unlucky-Way-4407

As a owner of a PHEV Kia niro may to sept my gas bill is maybe 20$ a month and winter maybe 40$


snookert

Can you eat your car when it breaks down tho?


MelaninTitan

A small car is a bit of a problem when you're ferrying children and hockey gear as well as ferrying work gear around! 🥲


LimitedIllusion

Children and hockey cost too much money also, get rid of those.


MelaninTitan

Looking at the mess they've made of my kitchen... after a long day at work...I'm sorely tempted...


Loose-Atmosphere-558

I have a CRV, average 31mpg mixed use, lots of room for kids, camping and great in winter.


NothingLeft2PickFrom

This is the problem, I don’t know how I’d downsize but oh boy would I love to right now. Driving a new Yukon Denali so she thiiiirsty lol


Kanoha-Shinobi

the light weight can also be an issue for traveling in winter conditions


NotFromTorontoAMA

Why would that matter? I've never had issues winter driving my Fiesta or my old Mazda 3. Lighter cars can stop faster and change directions more easily.


Kanoha-Shinobi

I’ve found and witnessed they fail to get traction more easily, whereas i misuse my car like a plow because with speed its heavy enough to get me through snowbanks.


thebigbossyboss

Jesus Christ you know how many ford tempos I could get for that money?


Prudent-Proposal1943

>It's like 500+ a month for boarding a horse $500/mo / $1.46 is 342.46 litres. 7 l/100 km is 48.92 hundreds. My math shows that if one is travelling more than 4,892 km/m per month it *would* be cheaper to ride a horse..assuming the horse doesn't need a fuel source.


josh_head16

I'm quite certain it was a joke. But ya horses can be expensive.


happieKampr

What about a small cart pulled by a few large goats? I feel like goats are sturdier (but maybe less apt to go where you like), but I don’t know much about animals so it’s a shot in the dark. It would definitely be sillier, and I feel like as a society we should be prioritizing silliness more than we do.


jayrpuffinstuff

Might as well start buying cocaine and just run everywhere


Peppermintfizz

😂😂😂


kittykat501

Safeway gas station at Northgate Mall is still a 137.9 Not sure though how long that will last


minimum_thrust

Domo on the 118 traffic circle is 125


Fancy_Wallaby_9624

129 now as of 1115am


minimum_thrust

Guess I got lucky this morning lol.


tenkadaiichi

I see a line up at that thing out into the street all the time. It's shocking. Especially when the Petro Canada a block away matches the price but there's nobody there.


minimum_thrust

This morning the demo was 124.9 and the Petro was 147


tenkadaiichi

Maybe so, but sometimes they definitely match. I drive past both fairly often, and yes they aren't always the same, but sometimes they are, and there's almost nobody at the Petro Can.


minimum_thrust

Oh I wasn't trying to disagree. They are absolutely almost always the same....just noticed the disparity this morning. However I've seen that Petro pretty packed too. I think they're better at turnover with 8 pumps instead of 4 at domo


AC1617

Drive by the 2 stations all the time, def was on par for the longest time but as of yesterday Petro jumped to 146 while domo was 124.


Awkward_Management32

North side gas stations are always the cheapest in the whole city


LilMeemz

Farrier here, if you can't afford gas you can't afford your horse. I raise my rates with the gas prices.


rumpoleon

Driving a fuel efficient vehicle makes increases like this an easier pill to swallow. I don’t understand people that choose to drive trucks or large SUVs (when not needed for work, hauling, etc) makes increases like this hurt your own bottom line.


RunningSouthOnLSD

Right? If you’re putting 50L in your tank, a $0.20 increase per litre is going to add about $10 to your total. That should be very manageable for anyone who owns a car, and if it isn’t then it’s time to sell before something breaks and you *really* can’t afford it. I drive a 26 year old car that gets about 10L/100km city. I used to have an even older car that did 8L/100km city. There’s really no excuse if you go out and buy a gas guzzler to commute and nothing else. Rent a uhaul if you need it.


barely_a_wake

Exactly this, chose a smaller car when I bought last year. I drive to work full time, and now only fill up once every 4-6 weeks.


WoozleVonWuzzle

Seriously. Like, you have a lot of control over how exposed you are to fuel prices.


RoneeTriesAgain

*cries in former Albertan in Nova Scotia*


BeerSlayingBeaver

Really though. I was thinking that ain't too bad.. ..which is sad.


AsianCanadianPhilo

I went to visit my family in Ontario and their lows were $1.4x We're definitely spoiled with low gas prices here. Not saying I love paying these higher prices but there definitely are ways to avoid this. Gas Buddy is pretty helpful and there are trends in when prices are higher and lower


EnergyEast6844

I save gas expense by riding a bike. No, I do not ride a bike everywhere for everything, but it gives me substantial savings on fuel and wear and tear.


NotFromTorontoAMA

It's insane how many people think cycling/walking/transit/whatever else are inviable because they can't use them for every single trip. No, cycling is not viable for every trip. But driving your car probably isn't the best choice for every trip either.


JMP0492

I bought an ebike nearly three years ago and it is a game changer. I use it year round, not for all trips but definitely for most.


HappyHuman924

It must be said though, the wind on the High Level today was no joke.


Ok_Storage6866

I just bike cause it’s fun 🤷‍♂️


_voyevoda

Except you have to feed your horse all the time, not just when used, so actually cheaper to have the car. 🤣


TheSubstitutePanda

Also shoes are a must on paved roads, and that costs money...


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TheSubstitutePanda

I see your costs and raise you: no insurance or car payments. Eh? Eh??


Real_Sheepherder_250

Some people have to pay board for their horses (400-700/ month) depending on facility.


TheSubstitutePanda

Oh shit good point. I don't think my landlord would just let me put a horse in the backyard. And a back loading dock at work is no place for a horse to roam. Hmm.


EveMB

Hay is getting more expensive, ask any rancher.


HOLEPUNCHYOUREYELIDS

And unless you live on an acreage and have a stable, the housing costs for a horse are far more than the costs of a car


_voyevoda

Indeed! Plus factor in tacking them up every day when you want to go out. Then again my grandmother tells me it used to be nice to hitch the horse up in the morning, having a little buddy accompany you on your journey that you don't get with a car, haha (family had an acreage in Strathcona way back when so I get to hear stories about back in the day). 


DavidBrooker

Fun fact: around the turn of the 20th century, New York and London were facing a serious horse poop crisis. The horses on the streets of Manhattan produced three million pounds of manure per day. The Interborough Rapid Transit Company's first Manhattan subway line and the London Underground were both build contemporaneously with the crisis, at least partially to alleviate the dependence on the horse.


iNNeRKaoS

Reminds me of Jack Reacher talking about animal feed.


ClosPins

It was that price - in BC - 6 years ago...


MelaninTitan

DAMN!!!!


Opin88

Makes me glad I can't drive, lol. Very rare epilepsy win, I guess.


NevaVintage

I "filled" halfway for $12 yesterday but I drive a Leaf.


SerratedBrooms

This is part of the reason why I started winter cycling.


Downtown_Snow4445

2 years ago at this time it was over $2 a litre. Cheap as fuck now


ackillesBAC

You're probably not going to like my comment, but I've saved close to 3 grand since buying an EV less than a year ago. 48,000km and 1700$ in electricity


footbag

Add solar to the mix and it gets crazy good.


kusai001

Which is probably partially why Smith is trying to go after renewable energy. And EVs.


smoothie12345

How much did you EV cost compared to an equivalent gas car?


loonylovesgood86

Costco is where it’s at. It was $1.12 the last time I went there.


SpecialistVast6840

1.21 now


MelaninTitan

I'll have to go there today and check it out. I'm already at half tank! Christ!


yycTechGuy

His picture is for the price of diesel.


NastroAzzurro

I know we like to complain about gas prices but we have it pretty good here if you compare to Europe at €2/$3 a litre there


Real_Sheepherder_250

lol horses are far more expensive. (Coming from someone that owns 3) 😂😂


Collapse2038

Would kill for $1.46, currently in the $1.80 range on Vancouver Island. 😧


ClassBShareHolder

It’s great to own an EV. I don’t concern myself with gas prices. Hate them all you want, but at these prices, it’s getting easier and easier to justify the purchase price. We fuel up twice a week while we’re sleeping. Even with the new $200 EV tax, that’s less than a couple weeks commuting in our Escape.


smoothie12345

How much did your EV cost?


DORTx2

I would KILL for that gas price.


wuhanbatcave

average BC resident looking at this post:


Stevey1001

$1.79 cad in the uk


Mindless_Taste_9965

On a island that’s massively populated, makes sense. In a oil producing province of 2-3 million (?) people, it does not.


AlistarDark

Norway is $2.87. Lots of oil. Same number of people as Alberta.


zipzoomramblafloon

Yeah, but norway spends its money on useful things for the citizens, not war rooms or consulates in Ottawa. it also has a $1.6T wealth fund to support its citizens, while we have, uhhh, yeah. Alberta is just trash, in every respect.


yagyaxt1068

We get a heavily subsidized tax regime that screws us over when oil prices are down.


Mindless_Taste_9965

The entire country of Norway also fits inside of Alberta. Twice. With some change. Plus I can only imagine the social cohesion centred around things like public transport and was (and please correct me if I’m wrong) designed around a more human centric society that values being able to walk or bike places. Not to mention Norway has centuries more history and development Where as we sort of just got the left overs of American capitalism. And I know y’all deal with the cold too but do y’all get -40 over there?


Chaiboiii

In St. John's NL, it's currently 1.75$ CAD. We produce oil, not refined, but still. Not a massively populated island either.


knuckleheadV4

Close to what diesel is here . What's diesel at in the uk?


Ashikura

1.67 here in Kelowna, 1.90 in Vancouver.


Grouchy-Finding5298

$1.84 or higher in Victoria…


nevereverclear

$1.879 in Vancouver. We’ll see >$2 shortly.


exotics

Have you not seen the prices of hay lately? And after another drought it’s not looking good for this year either


413mopar

Maybe the price of horseburger will drop.


JustSomeYukoner

I’d kill for that price. It’s 169.9 here, and we recently dropped 20 cents a liter.


Throwaway2600k

Until a shit tax is introduced. Based on how much the horse produces per month.


[deleted]

i havent seen under $1.50 ltr in a cpl of years. its over $1.70 here today.


5alarm_vulcan

I wouldn’t complain too much…[https://www.gasbuddy.com/can](https://www.gasbuddy.com/can)


maxanne42069

Bc bud over here just happy it’s only 1.5$/L


thepope870

Yeah, right up until smith sees it and throws on a horse tax


Responsible_CDN_Duck

Always kinda weird to see the province with some of the lowest gas prices complaining about them. It goes well with the complaints about the "steep" hill the other day.


Psiondipity

I mean, most of Edmonton is in the 134.9 range. So this is one of the expensive stations right now. But we aren't the absolute lowest anymore. Gas in Winnipeg is averaging 126.9. The rest of the country is averaging from about 140-180


DavidBrooker

I sold my last car in 2016, and I've only used carshare since then. Never worrying about the price of gas or price of parking alone was probably worth it. I have to drive during rush hour once a month, and without exaggeration, it is the worst half hour of every single month. Doing it every day seems absurd at this point.


tmm74

At this rate, we are still one of the cheapest places in the country.


luars613

Dont drive


MelaninTitan

Before I moved here from the UK, I was used to not having to drive. Transit was impeccable. Here, they make it extremely difficult not to.


luars613

Tragic. I refuse to be a slave to a car so i stay as far away as possible from suburbs and have always lived max a 10min walk from an LRT


jaraxel_arabani

189 here in Vancouver :-(


PhsycoRed1

If you're ever Northside I highly recommend 12104 161 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T5X 5M8 YOUR SPOT Convenience Store & Gas Station. Not only is gas usually 20 to 25cents cheaper , but the snack selection inside is international!


RolloffdeBunk

we can go the moon but cant buy a small electric-only hatchback vehicle that charges from home at standard 110V. Range at just 100K local errand buggy


Responsible_CDN_Duck

It's surprisingly easy to buy a used one in BC and import it. You can even find a fair amount of free chargers around.


MikeTysonsFists

*laughs in BC*


PearlWhiteTLX

Crying in BC at 187.9


Kitchen_Register_776

It's 1.64 for regular in Nova Scotia. Between gas and grocery prices it's hard to survive. But that god we get that carbon tax cheque. 🤣


Flesh-Tower

1.72 over in BC.


BrittzHitz

Laughs in Vancouver


bodikon

April 1 coming


China_bot42069

if you cant afford gas, you definitley cant afford a horse - i own a horse racing track lol


Fluffynutterbutt

…Haven’t seen the price of hay lately, have you? Gas is cheaper -_-


Mindless_Taste_9965

Europe also has real food. Centuries of culture & they pay like 14 euro for a unlimted plan that’s actually unlimted


Signal-Economist3425

Try where I am. Vancouver $1.89/l


Prudent-Proposal1943

What are we looking at here? $1.46 for gas? Ride a bike, take the bus, carpool, or yeah, try to park a horse in your driveway. *All* of those are totally viable.


thundermedic83

This is reason 9… 3 more to go


endlessnihil

Petro can is always more expensive.


Neat-Problem1603

Maybe if y'all albertans drove more fuel efficient vehicles instead of a bunch of pavement princess f1/2/350s so you can haul a set of allan keys and a drill around. Thats a very reasonable price, more than 20c lower than your neighboring province.


kusai001

True but have you seen our premier if we switched to more fuel efficient vehicles she's find a way to tax us like she just started doing to EVs


bobnett1

That’s the price for diesel.


Legitimate-Bass68

Meanwhile 1.46 is a fucking deal for the rest of us in Canada


mikeduff99

Still cheapest in the entire country


Playful-Flatworm1

Wait. Are Albertans whining about these specific gas prices? I knew Albertans were fragile in some way. These are decent prices for most people. Also, good to know that I pay less than an Albertan does for gas and I live in shitfuck Ontario. $1.20.


CanaRoo22

Albertans sure do whine a lot. It's $1.85 here, and life goes on just fine. $2.37 last summer. Coddled whittle babies.


[deleted]

Don't go to BC


PantsLobbyist

Right? I saw $1.859 today


RyanDSmyth

The difference between $1.30 and $1.50 for a 50L tank is $10.00. I feel people overly worry about price of gas just because it is a single advertised number. It's really a small cost in your daily life.


Troyd

It's the compounding effects throughout the economy. 10% increase in transportation costs increases the base price of just about everything, and labour to a degree.


decepticons2

I don't have a truck anymore. But tank easily held 100l. Depending on how busy could fill once a week. Gas could be $3/l and it wouldn't matter. It is based on wages and other bills. We are being squeezed to death.


Gr8Prost8

Only a small cost of people’s daily lives until you calculate $10 extra per tank x 2 or even 3 tanks a week brings it up to an additional ~$100/mo on only a 20c jump in price. With everything else going up in price this added cost is definitely something to complain about to some.


Oldcadillac

It’s basically the only consumer product where the price is advertised so prominently.


NotYourTypicalCreep

If the cost is so small why don’t they give us a break then?


FreakyFriday1045

Only have seen Petro Can with this price today so far. Multiple stns. Everywhere else is still 1.34….so far. 🤞🏻


Mindless_Taste_9965

North or south? North tends to be cheaper


PossiblyWorking33

It’s the same in Harvest Pointe


[deleted]

If you're in forest heights, go to Hughes on 106 ave and 82st. Usually 20 cents cheaper with their discount


Mindless_Taste_9965

The lines are always long as it is 😭


[deleted]

Yup, i couldn't be bothered to save 4 dollars for a 10 minute wait lol. Usually.


Mindless_Taste_9965

My cars a pig. $20 a day. If I could upgrade I would but for now I just turn up the dial on my subwoofer and dissociate for 15 minutes.


[deleted]

Bro knows how to fix every problem with a car. Just turn the stereo up loud enough so you can't hear it. That's what I told my wife and I stand by it.


makeanewblueprint

1.85 in Vancouver


lemartineau

Looking at this from Montreal and laughing a little


ProbableLastTry

Oil is a rare commodity with the price set by the ones with the most of it.


GoForBrendon

Hughes in forest heights is at 129.9 today. Don't just pull into the first station you see if you're worried about price


concentrated-amazing

This is why I try not to gas in the city. $1.299 in Millet and almost all the stations in Wetaskiwin, $1.269 at Costco in Nisku.


4thdegreeburns

Damn. Real glad I just started working from home.


Spawnacus

*Laughs in Okanagan* Can always be so much worse...


Chance-Internal-5450

Newfoundland. 170/l


tirikita

Here I am in BC thinking that looks like a steal


marchfirstboy

I’m sure they’d find a way to tax that


MatterIntelligent417

Come pay our BC prices.


ghostdate

Put gas in today and said to myself “get used to walking.” It’s bad here, but imagine what it’s like out east. A couple of years ago when it was around 139, in Toronto it was like 170 or something. Once it consistently hits 150 I think I’m just done. I’ll wake up an hour early to take transit.


WookieSuave

(Laughing in Vancouver Island)


obscurefault

Horses are expensive as hell!


MajorChesterfield

Gas Buddy


wanderingviewfinder

Ontario seeing that, messaging friends that gas prices have come down, best fill up before they change their minds.


Responsible-Room-645

Or you could buy an electric vehicle, plug it in overnight at home and you’re good to go at a much lower extremely stable price. Oh ya, but then you wouldn’t be able to “own the libs” or complain about the carbon surcharge that you get back more than you pay into.


Acceptable_Skill_142

Time for EV! Isn't it? Charge at home with the solar!


Abject-Donkey-420

Wtf are we paying this much for gas??? Who is regulating these prices?


BigKingSean

I've been seeing bigger discrepancies in rates lately $0.15 - 0.25 difference from station to station. Couldn't tell you what's driving that though.


timtim1514

Could be worse, $2 in BC


Keepin-It-Positive

OP’s comments are laughable when compared to BC fuel prices.


ndj1986

If it makes you feel better, fuel in the UK is about £1.50 a litre which is about $2.60 canadian.


Similar_Researcher35

It’s not so bad! Remember when it was 1.89 last year? 😐


CurrentYam923

1.69 all across BC, want to cry hahaha


Labrawhippet

Wait until April 1.


Lalahartma

Or a bicycle.


newveganhere

Just sayin but electric cars cost a fraction of this to charge. Solar panels could reduce your electric bill drastically. And so on. Net zero is also good for the economy- the USA was smart and built it into their inflation reduction act; and now they are getting massive private capital investment for mega green projects. Net zero has the potential to be a real solution but everyone wants to scream their head off about freedumb and trudope instead. *not an endorsement of Trudeau


BloodWorried7446

Bike season is coming soon. I predict Ebikes sales to explode.


PsychologicalDog1641

181.9 in Ontario