What percentage of your paycheck goes to just fueling your vehicle?

[Hugabear]

I drive a small compact car that gets decent mileage, and I'm already paying over 10% of my net pay on gas every week. I know that I'm one of the lucky ones.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. That's about what I'm paying as well

I drive a 1990 Geo Prizm that gets 33 mpg, and it costs about 11% of my take home pay to fill up.

[El Pinko]

2. About 3%.

$20/week or so...

[LynzM]

3. Approximately 12.5% of my net income

I have a decently long commute and a not-so-efficient vehicle. I'm really looking forward to living in a city... I'll spend in a month what I spend in a week, right now, on transportation.

[Captain Angry]

4. I have no paycheck.

But I own stock in oil companies that pay out large enough dividends annually that I am paid by them to buy gas for the year, license plates, and car insurance.

Why spend my money when I can spend theirs?

[David__77]

5. About of 7% of net income.

Wow, I never realized it's so high a percentage! Now, I make pretty good money too, I can't imagine - the percentage must be a lot higher for those who make less and have a long long commute. Transportation is a big expense.

[onehandle]

6. 3% and rising. Food bills have gone up 5-7% and that should count. nt

[SidDithers]

7. It would be about 10% of my net...

If it wasn't a company vehicle, and I didn't expense all my gas.

I'm one of the lucky ones, there's a much deeper pocket paying for my fuel.

Sid

[guitar man]

8. depends on which one I'm driving

thank gawd the weather is nice and I can do most of my travelling on my motorcycle. If I was driving my truck all the time at current prices, it would be around 20%.

on the bike, it works out to about 6% or so.

[AlCzervik]

9. 3%.

[tulsakatz]

10. about 5%.........

I have a Nissan Altima and I drive about 5 miles to work but it's mostly expressway driving.....

[slackmaster]

11. About 10% of my take-home pay

It's a bummer.

[elifino]

12. % of income for gasoline

Less than 1 %, I only fill up every 6 weeks or so, work from home via computer. Can't get out much as I have to take care of my 95 year old father.

elifino

[Indenturedebtor]

13. Work from home here too.

Gas prices have slowed sales... but I almost never drive now.

[Marrah_G]

14. About 10%- this winter if rates stay as they are 34% will go to heating, at least.

[spinbaby]

20. That's really scaring me

We use oil heat and even with good insulation and keeping the heat low, heating the house almost broke the bank last winter. I'm really afraid of what this coming winter is going to bring. I wish our house had room for a wood stove.

[Marrah_G]

21. Yup- I'm going to have to take on a second job just to pay for heat

it will run about 200 a week in the cold part of the winter... at least.

[kaybea]

33. Have you heard of an outdoor wood boiler? I'm looking into some of the research now

Sorry, no links but a google search yields a lot of hits.

[depakid]

15. Very little, thnk to light rail and my bike.

I put about $35 into the corolla about a month ago, and I still have a quarter of a tank left.

[Touchdown]

16. 1/4 of a day's pay.

I live 2.6 miles from work. I'd bike more often, but I'm a fat boy and we look funny on those!:P

[taterguy]

34. This fat cyclist disagrees

And of course, if you spend more time on a bike you might lose some weight

[libnnc]

35. self-delete

not worth it

[taterguy]

36. Tease!

:P:

[taterguy]

17. 0%

But I guess you could argue that since I ride a bike my food bill is fuel. I'm not sure how to separate how much of what I eat goes to fueling my bike though.

[uppityperson]

18. My income is dropping due to gas/food costs rising. Does that count?

[spinbaby]

19. About 6%

And I drive a Prius. If I still had my Saturn, it would be more like 12%.

[Squatch]

22. $15 per week works out to about 1%

[LSK]

23. 2.5%

I have a 5 mile commute and my car gets about 20mpg.

[MadinMo]

24. About 6.5% weekly on just my car.

Don't know about Mr MadinMo's vehicle.

[SammyWinstonJack]

25. 2%

[malta blue]

26. almost HALF

OMG :banghead:

[SammyWinstonJack]

30. That sucks!

:hug:

[malta blue]

32. Thank you....

I have to drive 80-100 miles daily.

If you throw in weekend driving, then it comes up to about 40-45% of the monthly income...

[SammyWinstonJack]

38. I hope you can find some relief, somehow.

:hug:

[mainegreen]

27. 3%

[Iggo]

28. 0%

I take public transportation, ride a bicycle, and/or walk. (And sometimes I bum rides from friends and family, but that's very rare.)

[sinkingfeeling]

29. .59 of 1% of my paychecks go to gasoline each month.

[Stinky The Clown]

31. I work from home and about 6% goes into the tank.

[LucyParsons]

37. about 1.5% of net income

I walk to work.