If you want to return to a cheaper cost of living and reasonable gas prices

Figure out how to end the war in Ukraine. Until that happens gas prices which are 80% controlled by OPEC (middle eastern oil cartel) and Economic sanctions against Russia are what is currently force everyone into stupidly high cost of living and expensive gas.
Alternatively you can invest in renewable resources that we need more of right now.

Prices won’t start to drop until war and sanctions end.

Elessar · 26-30, M

There's also an alternative: stop depending on a fuel that should've started to be phased out 30 years ago and is controlled by dictatorial regimes and increasingly produce your own energy from nuclear plants and renewables

Unless you want to find yourself in the very same situation as now as soon as some other Russia like clown comes out

justanothername · 51-55, M

@Elessar as I said it was a necessary evil. You do what you have to do to stay afloat and then try to figure out how to dig yourself out afterwards.

Elessar · 26-30, M

@justanothername Was it necessary? Or did it become necessary, because the world as a whole didn't want to act preventively, sacrificing short term gains to prevent a long term disaster that eventually, predictably and inevitably hit in full force?

The oil situation is the very same. Let's not get surprised when the sh*t will once again touch an even bigger fan