The so-called "pinch of high gas prices" is a load of manure. Just do the math. I'll take me as an example I commute 160 miles a week, plus drive another 50 or so miles on the weekend. My vehicle averages 19.23 mpg for around town driving or 10.92 gallons a week. My wife's car gets 15 mpg around town, but she only drives 60 miles per week. so another 4 gal per week. So together we're paying roughly $15 per week more than we did last year. BFD. One large pizza & fixins.
Well I AM feeling the “pinch of high gas prices “ because my commute is 50 miles a day.And moving closer would be silly because of the difference in home costs.