The 60-Minute Money Workout by Ellie Kay

Author:Ellie Kay [Kay, Ellie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-44604-6
Publisher: Crown Religion/Business/Forum
Published: 2010-12-13T16:00:00+00:00

Fuel Savings

It pays to shop around for gas. I’m amazed that gas stations within a mile of one another can charge upward of a ten-cent-a-gallon difference. That adds up! Here are some ways to save money through strategic gas mileage checks.

Tires: Check and change. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that 55 percent of vehicles have at least one underinflated tire.2 By maintaining the right amount of air in your tires and taking a few minutes to change the air filter, you can increase your gas mileage by 13.2 percent.

Strategize and slow down! Map out your vacation road trip by the cheapest gas along the route. Go to www.gaspricewatch.com or www.gasbuddy.com for pricing information. Get better mileage by taking the junk out of your trunk. Drive the speed limit. When you drive at 75 mph instead of 65 mph, you lower your fuel economy by 10 percent; driving 70 instead of 55 lowers it by 17 percent. The break-even point on running the air conditioner versus rolling down the windows for the best gas mileage is 40 mph. If you are driving more than 40 mph, then roll up the windows and enjoy the air conditioning, guilt free!

Gas prices. Go to www.gaspricewatch.com to find the best value for the best price and map your route accordingly.

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