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And You Thought You Had It Bad At The Gas Pump

How much are you paying for a gallon of gas these days? Around here the price is hovering around $3.50. Outrageous! But, not as bad as in Aspen, Colorado where unleaded gas prices recently broke the $4 mark. If you think that’s bad consider this: some disabled drivers are getting socked even harder because they can’t get out of their cars to pump gas themselves. Some gas stations are charging disabled drivers up to 50 cents more a gallon for the same fuel you and I are filling our vehicles with. I learned about the gas rip-off during a recent … Continue reading →

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 →

Paying More At The Pump… And For Pizza?

How much are you paying for a gallon of gas these days? According to AAA, gas prices set a record high on Monday, averaging $3.07 for a gallon of self-serve regular in the United States. In Vail, Colorado the price of a gallon of regular unleaded is hovering around $4. The spike in gas has me clutching my pizza coupons very tightly. After all, the high price of gas is bound to create a domino effect that will soon mean we will all be paying more for the pizza we get delivered to our doors via gas guzzling pizza delivery … Continue reading →

Another Five Ways To Save Money On Rising Gas Prices

Gas prices are almost painful to look at. Once again, we find ourselves paying unbelievable prices, and it is definitely impacting our very frugal budget. Gas is a necessity if you own a car, so it is not like you can just substitute with something else. There are a few ways you can help decrease your overall spending on gas, and some tips to ensure that your gas lasts a bit longer. #1 – If you normally eat out for lunch, at work, bring your lunch instead. No reason for leaving the building and wasting gas on a short trip. … Continue reading →

Five Tips to Save Money On Rising Gas Prices

It seems that Spring seems to be that magic time, when gas prices rise to excruciatingly painful prices. In some areas, I am hearing that prices have already risen above $3.00/gallon, however around here, they are at a slightly more moderate $2.78/gallon. Yes, I am being sarcastic. With gas prices rising so dramatically again, it can really but a cramp in your budget, or your frugal lifestyle. There are a few ways you can help to conserve gas, and some tips and tricks to making the most of your dollar. Read below, for five really useful tips, that will save … Continue reading →

Calculating Your Car’s Fuel Economy

Whether you are thinking about buying a new car or want to know what your current car will cost you in gas this year, calculating your vehicle’s fuel economy is very easy to do. After the birth of kid number three, we were faced with the reality of having to buy a bigger car. In spite of its size, our trusty SUV would not fit three car seats across the back. Even if it did, it meant that every seat in the car was taken, so we could never bring along a friend or a grandparent. Since my father visits … Continue reading →

Global Warming: Personal Conservation

Do you believe in Global Warming? Clearly, there is something to this phenemenon, but do you believe that man is the direct cause and that there is really something we can do to limit the effects? It’s a controversial issue to be sure, and various aspects are much contested, especially when it comes to cause and effect. Still, no matter what you believe in regard to Global Warming, I think we can all agree that avoiding waste -or engaging in conservation- is a good thing. So, are there specific measures you take in your household to help with the conservation … Continue reading →

3 Top Ways to Drive More Efficiently

Want to save money on fuel? Just learning how to drive more efficiently can impact your savings at the pump, or at least how many times you have to fill up. While expecting our third child, we realized that we needed to break down and buy a mini-van to cart everyone around. No matter how hard we tried, three car seats just wouldn’t fit across the back of our 1998 SUV. One of the pleasant surprises is that our new van, while larger, is more energy efficient. Another surprise concerns the old SUV. My husband now drives it, and it … Continue reading →

Cheerios Racing – Pay Me! Get $10 Gas Card with Purchase of 10 General Mills

You could do this deal straight up and it would be a bargain. But I know that some of these items will be on sale in the next month or so. I didn’t want to wait, plus I already had some of the coupons. If you don’t have the coupons, you might think about purchasing them from a clipping service. Fees vary, but most charge a nickel or a dime apiece to find and clip them for you. If you don’t yet have your coupons organized, it can be worth it. If I had bought a clipping of ten coupons … Continue reading →

Getting The Best Deal on Gas

If you want to get the absolutely best gas prices in you area, there are a few tools you can use, thanks to modern technology. These tools will allow you to check daily gas prices for gas stations local to you. You can then go to the cheapest gas station for your fill up. In this article, I’ll tell you about some of the most popular gas price checking tools and share my experiences using them. I used to rely on friends to share tips on the best gas prices. The problem with that was the information was sometimes outdated. … Continue reading →