We’ve been talking about ways to save money. Today we want to look at something that is top of mind for many of us – how to save money on gas.
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Follow the price of oil like a speculator
Oil prices go up and down. If you knew the price of oil went up, you might want to hurry to fill up. If you knew it went down, maybe it would pay to wait a day or two. Now you can track the price of oil at Oil-Price.net . Large companies do it; why shouldn’t we?
Time your purchase
While we haven’t seen any research that proves this theory, it seems that gas prices often go up right before the weekend, especially long weekends. So test for yourself and, if you agree, try to buy your gas by the middle of the week.
Serial rewards
Some credit cards offer extra rebates (e.g. 5% instead of a normal 1% to 2%) on fuel purchases during an introductory period (e.g. six months). Consider this – if you have good credit, empl...
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The financial news seems to be all gloom and doom these days. The reports are that we’re not in a recession, but times are tough for a lot of people.
No matter how tight things get, we still have bills to pay. People are responding to this very intelligently. They’re turning to public transportation, eating out less, seeking cheaper forms of entertainment, and cutting back on unneeded items.
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