http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/24/news/economy/camden_alabama/index.htm?postversion=2008032910'You're working for gas now'
The people of Camden, Ala., pay a bigger chunk of their income for fuel than anyone else in the country - meaning tough choices for the ever thinner family budget.
By Steve Hargreaves, CNNMoney.com staff writer
Last Updated: March 29, 2008: 10:46 AM EDT
Gas price's hardest hit
High gas prices are taking their toll - especially in rural Camden, Ala., where for the second year running residents pay a higher portion of their budget on gas than anywhere else in the U.S.
CAMDEN, Ala. (CNNMoney.com) -- Corey Carter spends a quarter of his paycheck on gas.
The 30-year old Carter, who earns $7 an hour making car parts for a Hyundai factory near Montgomery, Ala., spends $65 a week on gas, double what it cost just a few years ago.
Paying $30 more for gas out of a $240 paycheck makes a big difference.
"Going out to eat, going to the movies, you can't do stuff like that," says Carter, filling up his Firebird at a BP station in Camden, a quiet southern town 80 miles southwest of Montgomery. "You're working for gas now."
Carter, and other residents that live around Camden, are having a particularly hard time - they devote more of their budget for gas than anyone else in the United States.