Gas Prices

Gas prices are one thing that I have not had to really worry about this year. I work from home and drive maybe 3,000 miles per year. I fill up about every six weeks during the summer, every four weeks when school is in session.

To get to work, I do a carpet commute to my office. I work in what I feel like working in, usually shorts and a t-shirt. Shoes are optional. The schedule is flexible. The boss doesn’t complain if I don’t come back from lunch.

If I had to really deal with gas prices, I can increase what I am receiving from my business. I control it.

It wasn’t always like this. For 20 years, I worked on someone else’s schedule and let them control what I received. Then, five years ago, the best thing that ever happened to me was that I was laid off from a ‘secure’ job. If I was still working, I would be paying over $600 per month just getting there and back.

Gas prices, and other ‘doom and gloom’ events can become less scary when you take control of your life and your income.