Bigger tax refunds arrive just as gas prices surge nationwide

Tax refunds will pop up in many bank accounts just days after wallets got whacked by another financial shock, a spike in gas prices at the pump. Every corner on a major road offers yet another reminder that it's costing you more to get around. And like it or not, high gas prices end up being a mental stop sign for how much cash people want to blow on something else. Day by day, prices at the pump do a little more to shock you. I even spotted one station at $4.09 a gallon in Ferndale on Wednesday, March ...