Gas prices are RIDICULOUS! Can I get an amen on that?
So, we all need to figure out how to use less.
Here are some tips to consider:
Adjust your work schedule. If you have a flexible job, you could try working longer days four days a week in exchange for having an extra day off. Cutting out one days commute will save you on gas!
Check the pressure in your tires. Under inflated tires make your car work harder and burn more fuel. Most express lube places will check this and add air for free.
Fill up your car in the morning before it gets hot. Supposedly the hotter it is the more the gasoline is lost to evaporation. This affects how much of it actually makes it into your tank.
Plan your errands. Think about everything you do in a normal week. Do you really have to get out on Saturday morning to go to the post office and drop off the dry cleaning? Or can you do those things on the way to and from work? Think about the places you go and see if you can consolidate your location.
For example, when I do my shopping (and you know, “shopping” means a couple drug stores and a couple grocery stores because I’m always hunting for the deals!) I was going into my local town for CVS and Walgreens trips and then getting on the interstate to go to the next city over to go to Winn-Dixie and then stopping at Publix on an alternate route home. I was driving 60+ miles round trip in a big circle to do my shopping! Then I found a different part of town that has a Walgreens, CVS, Winn-Dixie and Publix all together! I get on the interstate just a couple miles from my house and at the exit I get off is a Walgreen’s, 2 miles later is the CVS and 2 miles after that the Publix and Winn-Dixie are across the street from each other! It’s about 20 miles from my house to the Winn-Dixie (the farthest point on my route) so 40 miles round trip. I just cut my driving by 20+ miles AND it doesn’t take me as long!!
Pick one day a week to commit to staying at home. Just not cranking your car one day is saving gasoline. When you start consolidating your errands, you just might find that you have a day you don’t have to go anywhere!
Take advantage of gas card deals. For example, a few weeks ago, Publix was offering $10 off a $50 gas card if you bought at least $25 worth of groceries (of course, pre-coupon price!). So that saved me $10 on gas! And CVS is giving free gas cards with qualifying purchases all summer!
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