So . . . it's on everyone's mind . . . how are gas prices affecting y'all's plans? We were planning a month-long trip, but we budgeted for $2/gallon and now prices in our area are in the $3.70 range (and who knows how high they'll go?). We're driving a Honda Civic, so we're not going to find a less expensive transportation option.

Options we're considering:
-- Putting the trip off another year so we can have a larger budget.
-- Cutting the mileage of the trip but not the length (so we'll spend more time in each place).
-- Biting the bullet and paying the money; after all, our kids are "the right age" now -- they're old enough to endure long miles, but they're not old enough to have jobs/boyfriends that'll make them want to stay home.

We're not looking at cutting back on hotel room quality; we have enough free rewards points from this and that place to get about half our month's hotel stays for free, and we'll use Priceline for most of the others -- this isn't going to be a huge cost regardless.
We're already planning to eat many meals out of the cooler, but we won't cut one restaurant meal per day -- my husband is too grumpy if he doesn't get one good, solid real meal per day, and that's not a sacrafice we can make while we're sharing a Civic with four people.

I don't know what we'll choose -- how are gas prices affecting y'all?

Related topic: Two families in my neighborhood have huge RVs for sale in their driveways. I wish 'em luck, but those metal monsters've been out there for a looong time, and I haven't seen anyone looking. I don't see how anyone can afford that option with these gas prices!