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We are all feeling the pain at the pump.

Gas prices continue to rise with the average cost per gallon as of this writing at $5.01 nationwide.

There are lots of different opinions on this one, but according to the New York Times:

The other pieces of the pie are taxes, distribution and marketing, and of course, refining.

Gabe Ortega, fuel pricing practice leader at PDI Software, told Newsweek that we shouldn't expect any significant drop in July or August.

The summer months are when people are the most active and making road trips and traveling.

Ortega was asked if the war between Russia and Ukraine ends and if that will bring gas prices back to normal.

The word Ortega used was "stabilize."

He said that a truce would:

Auto Zone has a few tips. They say to change your air filter, check your tire pressure, think about a tune-up, and "drive easy."

Auto Zone experts say to:

Remember when you didn't have to mortgage your home to fill up your tank?

Or maybe when you started driving we were going through another fuel crisis.

Take a look back at how much gas cost the year you started driving.