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IbogaProject

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23. My wife hates that I keep an eye on gas prices

Reply to The Blue Flower (Reply #3)

Thu Aug 21, 2025, 10:59 PM

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She feels its a poverty mondset. I just enjoy trying to recall the best price that isnt out of the way. And with groceries working to get basic staples down where the quality isnt large. One ssue is to avoid south eastern american rice as it can have arsnic. Bringing lunch most days and even bringing a meal on a long journey helps.

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