Editor's Note: We selected our winner and will announce the results after the holiday weekend. Thanks for all of your great tips and comments.
With gas around $3.50 a gallon, and the long Memorial Day holiday weekend right around the corner, it’s getting tough to fill the tank.
Patch feels your pain and we want to help, even if it’s just a little bit. So we’re giving away a $50 gas card in the hopes that we can make life better for one lucky person.
Entering this contest is easy. All you have to do is post a comment below this article to tell us about one thing you’re doing differently to save money on gas (or to save on other things so you can afford gas). There’s no need to write a lot. Just a sentence or two will do!
We’ll conduct a random drawing from among the comments entered by noon on May 25.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia who are 18 and older. * To enter, post a comment on this story.* All entries must be received by May 25, 2012, 12:00pm Eastern Time.* You may enter once.* 1 winner will be selected in a random drawing.* One (1) Grand Prize Winner will receive a $50 gift card.* Click
enough said....
I map out my errands so I avoid going back and forth across town. If I need to hit the produce stand, I try to do the library on the same run as they are both on the same route.
TV, well we started watching it instead of going to the mall. So we are saving a lot of money on gas.......
With this said, here are some things we have done... My husband works from home at least one day a week and this saves us a huge amount of gas. I try to map out my day to make less trips and to go out once if posisble. I have learned to pack water, snacks, books, electronics, etc SO the 3 kids we have will be entertained as they wait around for their siblings etc . We now know when we leave- grab what yah need! Believe it or not this realy has saved us tons! At this point ever penny is being counted so we truly are glad we've made these changes!
(but i always offer to remove them.) also, i lost a wheel cover over a bayshore drive on a stormy day going over branches and so as my friends have cooler cars with all 4 covers, it is usually their idea to take their car! :)"
Also fill up in the morning. When the gas is cool, it contains less vapors and is more dense. Service stations don't have temperature compensation so a gallon in the afternoon is often times not really a gallon.
Enjoy the cycle life but be safe, and don't let the gas station signs fool you. Always carry cash to get the best deal. B Ch