Bob McCarty Writes

If experts in the oil and gas and financial services industries are on target, Americans should expect to see fuel costs rise during the remainder of 2009.  In particular, they should expect to see gas prices approaching $5 per gallon by 2010.
Among the driving forces responsible for the price increases is the rising cost of [...]

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In a July 8 post, Florida Company to Take Fuel Hedging Mainstream, I wrote about a South Florida company that was poised to take fuel hedging to the mainstream by enabling consumers to purchase fuel in a manner similar to that used by Southwest Airlines.  Unfortunately, it seems the company is slow to get things [...]

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In the video above, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) asks that the Senate consider a bill to allow offshore drilling, but Democrats, led by Sen. Ken Salazar (D-CO), object. Senator McConnell then asks if the bill could be triggered when gas reaches $4.50 per gallon, then $5 per gallon, then $7.50 per gallon, [...]

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I came across a news release this morning from a consumer credit counseling organization sharing their clients’ second-job ideas to help consumers deal with ever-increasing food, fuel and living expenses. Those ideas appear below:

Use your talents — Take in sewing projects, tutor local students in math or other subjects, or use your love of [...]

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I wasn’t surprised to find Coupons.com listed atop Google Trends today as more and more Americans try to manage as food, fuel and living costs continue to rise. Finding it there should come as no surprise to anyone mindful of the skyrocketing costs of many of the necessities of daily living.
As a service to readers [...]

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