Tag Archives: fuel

The Great American Gas Out Fizzles Out

Did you take part in yesterday’s Great American Gas Out? It was a grass roots movement to have all motorists boycott gas stations for one day with the hopes it would somehow have an impact on gas prices. One email I received promoting the boycott had a goal of taking $2.3 billion in oil company profits. Needless to say, gas prices in my area are just as high today ($3.30 a gallon) as they were yesterday. So to the man who I ran into yesterday in the check out line at Wal-Mart who insisted that one-day boycott had exactly zero … Continue reading →

The Gas Pill—Will It Really Relieve The Pain At The Pump?

These days who isn’t looking for ways to save money on gas? How nice it would be if we could just find a quick fix to the outrageous prices, perhaps, if someone could just invent a pill that would make the pain at the pump go away. Wouldn’t that be a dream come true? Well, hold on to your wallets folks, because believe it or not someone has actually come up with a pill that claims to save money at the pump. It’s called an MPG-CAP. The pill’s manufacturer claims that the pill helps the fuel “burn quicker, and burn … Continue reading →

Pop Quiz: Test Your Fuel Savings IQ

It’s dominating the news and has been the topic of several recent Families.com “Travel” and “Frugal” blogs. It’s the high price of gas and at this point who knows how high the prices will go. So, here is another blog about gas, but with a twist. Ask yourself, how much do you know about saving gas? Then test yourself with these true-or-false statements. 1. Running your air-conditioner can help your gas mileage. 2. Use a premium gasoline to improve your mileage. 3. You’ll use less gas if you keep the engine running for one minute than if you stopped and … Continue reading →

“Fuel Price Finder”

It’s true. I am the butt of many jokes. Born and raised in Hawaii… now living in Wisconsin… I’m sure you can imagine the jabs made at me at parties. But, truthfully, I don’t mind. I’ve got the smile-nod-thing down to a science and frankly there are many positive attributes to living on the “mainland.” One of which is being able to jump in my vehicle and drive, drive, drive. It is not a luxury we have in Hawaii where there are natural limits (the ocean, for example) as to how far you can get by car. But, living in … Continue reading →