Gas Prices Headed Toward $3.15

Motorists brace yourselves for a lump of coal this holiday season: higher-priced gasoline. Nationwide, a gallon of regular unleaded gas averaged $2.977 on Friday and more than $3 a gallon in 20 states. That’s up nearly 10 cents the past week and 34 cents higher than December 2009, AAA spokesman Troy Green says. If crude crosses $90 for the first time since 2008 and continues to rise, as many industry experts forecast, the average price of regular unleaded could hit $3.15 or higher by year’s end/KHQ. More here .

Question: With everything else that’s been thrown at you in this long recession, how will you be able to cope with gas priced at $3.15 per gallon by year’s end?