What is the first luxury you give up when gas prices get too high?
Asked at Massachusetts Street on May 04, 2007
“I'm giving up my Porsche. I have a company car, too, and I don't need them both.”
— Erin Parmelee, attorney, Lawrence
“Shoes and hats. They're the most expensive items I buy regularly that I can do without.”
— Matt Tice, Kansas University freshman, Osage City
“Going out to the bars. It's so much cheaper to go to the liquor store, so I just buy it there and invite friends over to the house.”
— Sunny Lee, KU graduate student, Seoul, South Korea
“I just give up driving and make someone else drive.”
— Chad Simpson, break operator, Topeka