Save Money On Gas
March 22, 2009 by Jennifer Chait
Filed under automotive
Gas prices have gone way down where I am in Oregon; hopefully they’ve gone down where you are too. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t still save money on gas, or know what to do when prices jump again.
Click before you fill up – check out online gas prices before you head to the pump. Gas Buddy and MapQuest Gas Prices are two good places to start.
Get gas at the store – In my neighborhood, we have some grocery stores that also have corresponding gas stations. If you swipe your store card at the pump you save 10% on your …read more
Save gas – try a 4 day work week
I noticed one nice comment in creativefrugality. Linda, a government worker was able to arrange a 4 day work week.
By cutting my workweek down to 4 days a week instead of the usual 5, I am surprised at the amount of gas I save. I do recognize the BLESSING! As a matter of fact I began working at …read more
Driving with the tailgate down can cost you more
I just saw a segment in Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters where they were testing the effects of driving a pickup truck with the tailgate down vs. driving with the tailgate up.
To test this, what they did is they rented out 2 identical pickup trucks. It carried the same weight, and loaded with a full tank of gas. They drove the car the same way, using cruise control and not much acceleration. They both run at the same speed all throughout the trip.
The result, the pickup truck with the tail gate down ran out of gas …read more
