How to Save Money on Gas

Here is a car tip to save money on gas. By being aware of what you are doing with your gas pedal, and using some of the natural momentum you buildup, you can save money on gas by almost being lazy!

When you start to move forward, accelerate smoothly. Hard starts and stops use a lot more fuel than gradually accelerating. When you hit the gas hard, you cause lots of gas to be used as your engine needs to go into over drive to try to get the momentum going quickly. If you start and stop frequently, you waste the natural momentum created when you accelerated.

Coast to a stop. Coasting uses less gas and another added benefit is extended brake life. Read the rest of this entry »

How to Save Money on Gas-  Save Money on Gas Bill

1. Walk, bike, ride the bus or join a carpool. If you can walk or bike, then in addition to saving money on gas, you will also improve your health. Imagine a benefit like that! And if you catch the bus, you can sleep, or do some reading instead of driving.

2. Reduce your commute by moving closer to work or working closer to home. This will save time as well as gas money. You may even be able to save even more gas money by becoming a one-car family.  Not everyone can do this, so don’t go quitting your job just to do this, but it can help.

3. Combine trips. If you can do several short trips in one longer trip, you will save fuel and time. Make lists to avoid having to go back. Call ahead to avoid wasted trips. We talked about this before, but one of the best ways to save gas money is to be more efficient.  What a great way to save gas.

4. Walk between stops. Once you get into town, some of your stops may be near each other. Park between some or all of them and walk.  In big cities, many people do lots of walking.  You may need to invest in a little cart to carry stuff, but again you are saving gas so it is worth it.

5. Park in the first spot you find. If you wander all over the parking lot looking for that really close parking space, you’ll use more gas. Don’t be afraid to walk a ways if it comes to that - the walk will do you good!

See the trend in how to save money on gas.   A lot of it revolves around just not being lazy!  Before you get in the car, ask yourself if you really need to go out.  You may be just fine.

How to save money on gas at the pump…first, buy the right gas. Most modern cars don’t require premium gas unless they are sports cars, and buying the premium, high-octane gas won’t do anything extra for your gas mileage. There is much debate on this subject, but mechanics I have spoken to agree that the higher octane does nothing for the average car. Check with your handy dandy mechanic to see what they think about saving money on gas by using regular octane.

Join your gas station’s reward’s program. Some gas stations have nice loyalty programs. Many offer a discount off the gallon price, some just offer points for other stuff. If you can’t get the price discount you can use the points for other things to offset the price of gas. Read the rest of this entry »