It is a bit of a whinge but ill contribute anyway. I am a plasterer and fuel is effecting me alot . I now pay $200(somtimes more) a week driving my xr8 and towing a trailer . Also with lack of work need to go further to get it.
But the hard bit is the limited options or lack of good ones.
1.sell the ute for somthing cheaper to run ,very bad resale, an would only save 3-4litres tops per 100k on somthing that would cost 10k+ on my sale price
2. put it on gas 5k for that ,short term fix
3. raise prices, works allready slowing down ,need to reduse costs to get more work
4. work more hours ,interest rates is creating a work shortage,will run out of work quicker
5. lay off a worker ,he's gotta eat to
This is what i did i went for no.2 I booked in for gas . I hope somthing will get better it needs to i am scraping bye but crossing the fingers it does not get much worse. A extra 30c a litre is far from better .
Need to put a sail on the back of the ute .
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