Good day everyone!  I'm Jeff Marquis co-author of Untapped Wealth Discovered.

I'd like to talk a bit about how higher gas prices are affecting us and it is definitely affecting us in many ways.

Not only is it eating into the travel industry but directly or indirectly it is also starting to affect the choice of job as seen through the eyes of recent graduates and even persons in the workplace.  The travel industry is already reeling from higher fuel costs and accordingly they have been forced to hike their air fares.  This has lead to a slide in the number of air travelers as more and more people are deliberately choosing to stay closer to home when taking their vacations.  Because of this the travel industry has been forced to use other marketing gimmicks to attract customers and this has included discounts at hotels if you fly with their airline, cheaper car rentals, entertainment packages, and so on.  However, the picture in the workplace is a bit different.  Let's examine it a bit closer.

More and more recent graduates are now opting to accept jobs that are closer to home because they do not want to spend too much money on gas.  They are choosing closer proximity to home over other considerations and this is placing a bit of a hardship on those employers who are having to come up with ways to attract the type of applicant that they are seeking.  Employers are also becoming creative with their employees in their effort to keep their present staff.  For example, they are allowing their employees to work more from home, giving them access to offices that are closer to their home, giving them the opportunity to work more flex hours so as to avoid those long hours of waiting in traffic, and some employers are even offering incentives to those employees who are willing to work odd shifts and odd hours. 

With the continuation of the rise in gas prices we all have to come up with ways to deal with it.  It won't be the end of the world in many cases but on the other hand it could prove to be a great hardship for all if we are unable to deal with it.  Rising gas prices means loss of revenue in many sectors of the economy, rising inflation, and rising prices for many commodities.  We need to become more gas smart and a bit less gas dependent.  We need to find ways to overcome these rising prices and we need to do it now.  The present crisis in the Middle East is very concerning to us here in North America and we need to be prepared for even higher gas prices if this crisis does not end soon.  Winter is not too far away and it would be in our best interests to start coming up with gas savers from now.  For example:  Car pooling, taking public transit to and from work if you can and leaving your car at home, taking advantage of vacation spots closer to home, working more from home if possible, and working flex hours so as to avoid those long lines of traffic.

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Have a great day. 

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