Gas

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As students, college kids love the idea of travel and exploration. Despite how hard we try, achieving this sense of adventure isn't free.

Unfortunately, we are all forced to pay for gas, and everyone depends on the powers that be to determine how much of their budget goes towards the "liquid gold" they need to go to work.

How most college students work, then, is by intermittently filling the tank with $10 here or $15 dollars there. This type of purchasing pattern is motivated by need. Everyone needs to go to work, and we all need gas to get there, but we don't need a full tank.

On a smaller scale, there are other forms of transportation for those that desire to live outside the bounds of OPEC (see previous entry). The warm weather allows more options for types of transportation, but it also provides the opportunity for long road trips. And no matter the cost of gas, college students will always love road trips.