<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - Skyrocketing gas prices approach record high amid Russian invasion of Ukraine"/><ul aria-label="Story Highlights" class="gnt_ar_sh"><li class="gnt_ar_sh_li">High gas prices got you down? The Russian invasion of Ukraine is raising the cost of gasoline.</li><li class="gnt_ar_sh_li">How long will gas prices be this high? Consumer advocates say it could be months.</li><li class="gnt_ar_sh_li">Costco, Sam's Club and Walmart offer gas savings with membership programs.</li></ul><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Got <a target="_blank" href="/story/money/2022/03/06/gas-price-tops-4-dollar-gallon/9402743002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">sticker shock at the gas pump</a>? You're not alone.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The national average price for a <a target="_blank" href="https://gasprices.aaa.com/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">regular gallon of gas</a> topped an eye-popping $4 a gallon for the first time in more than a decade as <a target="_blank" href="/story/money/markets/2022/03/07/gas-prices-high-crude-oil-russia/9412104002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">fuel costs soar</a> over <a target="_blank" href="/story/news/politics/2022/03/07/ukraine-russia-invasion-live-updates/9404740002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Russia's invasion of Ukraine</a>. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">According to data from popular fuel-saving app GasBuddy, the US national average set a new all-time record Monday: $4.104 a gallon, wiping out 2008's record of $4.103 a gallon.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">In a sign of the times, the <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/GasBuddyGuy/status/1500920810965540865" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">GasBuddy app</a>, overwhelmed by traffic from bargain-hunting drivers, was inaccessible off and on Monday. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"The <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/GasBuddyGuy/status/1500917799031607300" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">higher prices this time will likely stay around</a> far longer," GasBuddy's head of petroleum analysis Patrick De Haan tweeted.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Americans will be paying stratospheric prices at the pump for the foreseeable future, according to Jack Gillis, executive director of the Consumer Federation of America.</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">“Consumers need to hunker down and be prepared for months of these high prices,” Gillis told USA TODAY.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">HIGH GAS PRICES:</strong><a target="_blank" href="/story/money/2022/03/07/gas-prices-gouging-oil-companies/9412322002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Are oil and gas companies price gouging consumers at the pump?</a></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">3 SMARTEST WAYS TO USE YOUR TAX REFUND:</strong><a target="_blank" href="/story/money/taxes/2022/03/06/taxes-3-smartest-ways-to-use-your-refund/49898939/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">3 ways you can use your tax refund to put yourself on firmer financial ground</a></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Here are some easy tips on how to save money at the gas pump.</p><h2 class="gnt_ar_b_h2">Find the cheapest gas near you with...</h2></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/03/07/gas-prices-save-money-tips/9417685002/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
