Gas prices continue climb, up 34 cents in 13 days

Gas prices continued to rise Monday, driven higher for nearly two weeks straight by the turmoil in Libya, with analysts expecting prices to keep climbing.
This effects me because I have to drive all the way from Minnetonka everyday to Minneapolis everyday to get to school. This mean's more money spent on gas and less on food, clothes, and other essentials. We drive a crossover and it only gets 14 miles per gallons. So its no hybrid. We go to the pump at least 2-3 times a week. 
This effects what we are learning because we are learning about other countries effect ours, so here is an example.