Comments on: 10 Ways to Save Money on Gas http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/06/29/10-ways-to-save-money-on-gas/ Where personal finance & frugal living are sexy, delicious, and fun. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:06:52 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: GuessWhat http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/06/29/10-ways-to-save-money-on-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-8014 GuessWhat Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:41:31 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/06/29/10-ways-to-save-money-on-gas/#comment-8014 Guess what? Costco is opening gas stations and charging about 7 cents less at the pumps. How's that for fuel savings? Guess what? Costco is opening gas stations and charging about 7 cents less at the pumps. How’s that for fuel savings?

]]> By: Jules http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/06/29/10-ways-to-save-money-on-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-1620 Jules Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:54:47 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/06/29/10-ways-to-save-money-on-gas/#comment-1620 I think DC has "slugging", where people wait for drivers going their way on a designated corner. The drivers get to use the carpool lanes, the people get to save money on fuel. Also: CAR SHARES! I really wanted to join one when I lived in Philadelphia. They're awesome-stupendous-wicked-cool if you live in a big city, and I know there's at least one company (FlexCar) expanding into suburban locales. And I think it'd amuse you to know: the Mythbusters busted/confirmed/both the myth that rolling your windows down helps save fuel from AC. Turns out that only works if you're going less than 50 mph, because at that point turbulence starts becoming a drag (literally) with the windows dwon. I think DC has “slugging”, where people wait for drivers going their way on a designated corner. The drivers get to use the carpool lanes, the people get to save money on fuel.

Also: CAR SHARES! I really wanted to join one when I lived in Philadelphia. They’re awesome-stupendous-wicked-cool if you live in a big city, and I know there’s at least one company (FlexCar) expanding into suburban locales.

And I think it’d amuse you to know: the Mythbusters busted/confirmed/both the myth that rolling your windows down helps save fuel from AC. Turns out that only works if you’re going less than 50 mph, because at that point turbulence starts becoming a drag (literally) with the windows dwon.

]]> By: Marci http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/06/29/10-ways-to-save-money-on-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-1616 Marci Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:25:22 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/06/29/10-ways-to-save-money-on-gas/#comment-1616 Nice thorough list! Some things I can't change - like I'm a one person workplace with no bus going there - rural - but luckily only 5 miles round trip and I work 4 8's... And I can walk to grocery, library, bank, and PO etc. However, I do see room for major improvement on #9...Clean out the Car! Since I've been remodeling the house, everything there's no spot for yet seems to have ended up in the car :) (no garage yet) So, while it's still cool this morning, and it's my day off - Monday - I'll just get out there and clean out the car... thanks for the reminder! Nice thorough list!

Some things I can’t change – like I’m a one person workplace with no bus going there – rural – but luckily only 5 miles round trip and I work 4 8’s…

And I can walk to grocery, library, bank, and PO etc.

However, I do see room for major improvement on #9…Clean out the Car! Since I’ve been remodeling the house, everything there’s no spot for yet seems to have ended up in the car :) (no garage yet) So, while it’s still cool this morning, and it’s my day off – Monday – I’ll just get out there and clean out the car… thanks for the reminder!

]]> By: SunkistMom http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/06/29/10-ways-to-save-money-on-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-1612 SunkistMom Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:36:35 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/06/29/10-ways-to-save-money-on-gas/#comment-1612 I'm now telecommuting 100% of the time (well, except tuesdays when I go in with another guy working from home). But it helps that I'm a contract computer software geek person. :) I’m now telecommuting 100% of the time (well, except tuesdays when I go in with another guy working from home). But it helps that I’m a contract computer software geek person. :)

]]> By: K http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/06/29/10-ways-to-save-money-on-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-1611 K Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:31:56 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/06/29/10-ways-to-save-money-on-gas/#comment-1611 I am a sucker for cute lil online trackers so I recently started using (free) Fuel Frog. I just enter in the info off my receipt (+ the odometer reading) and it does the math for me and gives me a cute little graph. It is also interesting to look back on the gas price increases since a year ago. http://www.fuelfrog.com/ I am a sucker for cute lil online trackers so I recently started using (free) Fuel Frog. I just enter in the info off my receipt (+ the odometer reading) and it does the math for me and gives me a cute little graph. It is also interesting to look back on the gas price increases since a year ago.

http://www.fuelfrog.com/

]]> By: Sara http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/06/29/10-ways-to-save-money-on-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-1610 Sara Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:02:49 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/06/29/10-ways-to-save-money-on-gas/#comment-1610 Living out in the sticks has helped me. I have to need something reeeeeally bad before I'm willing to trek in to the city. Being lazy also helps... Living out in the sticks has helped me. I have to need something reeeeeally bad before I’m willing to trek in to the city. Being lazy also helps…

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