All-Star Gas Up To $4 By This Summer, $5 For 2012

[King]

I remembered we discussed this earlier. Gas is definitely making a climb again (just google search news for gas $5).

Is anyone else seeing it where they live? Does this have you thinking differently about cheer next year?

 

[cheer8]

Guess we wil be staying in NC for competitions and of course myrtle beach SC which is only an hour away! LOL JK we will see!

 

[MissCongeniality]

Yes it will factor into our decision. It won't be the deciding factor but right now it costs $200 in gas monthly to get to and from cheer practices (and that is with a carpool so I'm only driving part of the time) Add that to the monthly tuition (200), comp fees, uniform, privates, travel costs to comps (including parent admission) and, well, I feel sick! LOL!

It's hard. Our daughter loves cheer but we have to pay our mortgage and save for college too!

 

[King]

Guess we wil be staying in NC for competitions and of course myrtle beach SC which is only an hour away! LOL JK we will see!

Actually, I think that will happen a lot. People will travel less to go to a gym. Travel less to compete EXCEPT for a major competition or two.

 

[ctgatormom]

WOW..if it gets to $5 Bucks I think it will limit how far we travel to comps. I really feel for people that travel long distance to practice. I dont know how they will continue to do it.

 

[fierceBOWlove]

It will really make it harder for me and the people I travel with to practice...we go about an hour and a half to practice twice a week and it really adds up; plus all the travel for competitions. Where I live, in New Smyrna Beach (about 15 minutes from Daytona Beach, Florida) gas is already up to $3.25, which is more expensive than places like, Orlando and such. We will for sure feel the effects of gas continuing to rise.