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Lets say you stockpile as much or more than you need. Say a thousand gallons of gas and/or diesel.

Lets say you buy the diesel at $5.50/gal.

It rises to $6 after a season.

You sell to neighbors and people in your community at below the new current price. Say $5.75

You then go out and use this $5.75, to subsidize the cost of buying the more expensive gas or diesel.

Effectively, by undercutting the gas stations locally, you have provided cheaper gasoline to your neighbors, who will have effectively subsidized the cost of your your current gas purchases.

You won't make a profit in the "strict" sense, even though you're selling above your original cost, but thats not the purpose of this.

Instead, you will be that much more inflation-proof having done this.

This is not financial advice. I am not a financial advisor.

it's more like preparedness advice.

Lets say you stockpile as much or more than you need. Say a thousand gallons of gas and/or diesel. Lets say you buy the diesel at $5.50/gal. It rises to $6 after a season. You sell to neighbors and people in your community at *below* the new current price. Say $5.75 You then go out and use this $5.75, to subsidize the cost of buying the more expensive gas or diesel. Effectively, by undercutting the gas stations locally, you have provided cheaper gasoline to your neighbors, who will have effectively subsidized the cost of your *your* current gas purchases. You won't make a profit in the "strict" sense, even though you're selling above your original cost, but thats not the purpose of this. Instead, you will be that much more inflation-proof having done this. This is not financial advice. I am not a financial advisor. it's more like preparedness advice.

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If you try to force the competition to lower the price by undercutting them for an extended period of time, it can backfire because the competition has not leeway to lower prices - they have to sit out until you run out of fuel. Maybe you can force them out of the market, but then your scheme stops.

If the price is 5 now and 6 next year, you have gained nothing if the overall inflation was 20% too.

Fuel ages fast. You need expensive stuff to prevent that.

If you are a huge player, you can make contracts to buy a lot of fuel in 6 months. Then you can sell into the shortage you caused yourself.