6 Tips To Finding Cheaper Gas

With high gas prices, you may be looking for ways to get more gas for your money.  Using these tips could save you hundreds of dollars on your annual gas bill.

As the price of gas goes up and up and up, many people are looking for ways to get the best deals on gas.  There are more and more people willing to drive across town in order to save a nickel on a gallon of gas. 

Since it doesn’t look like gas prices are going to go down anytime in the near future, I would like to share some easy places to look for gas savings.  A typical driver can save hundred even thousands of dollars in a year just by looking for ways to get more gas for their hard earned dollars.

Tip #1- Check online

There are quite a few websites that now post gas prices.  Sites like www.Gasbuddy.comcan be a good source of information.  You may not get the exact up to the minute price that a certain station is charging, but you should be able to find the cheapest station in your area.  You may be surprised at the differences between the gas stations in your area.  In my own experience, I learned that gas prices in the next town over from where I live typically sells gas 10 cents cheaper than in my town.

Tip #2- Avoid Highway Robbery

The closer a gas station is to a highway ramp, the more they tend to charge for their gas.  You are paying for the convenience of being able to just zip on and off the highway.  If the gas station also provides repair services, you will probably pay more at the pump.

Tip #3- Wholesale Clubs

The big club stores -- Costco, Sam's Club, BJ's Wholesale Club -- typically offer some of the lowest gas prices in town. There is usually a line though and you have to have a store membership.  If you tend to shop at one of the wholesale clubs anyway, you may find the gas savings worthwhile.

Tip #4- Credit Card Rebates

I don’t normally recommend that someone get a credit card but there are some credit cards that give you a rebate for your gas purchases.  The rebates can run anywhere from 5-10%.  A 10 percent savings on a $4 a gallon of gas comes to 40 cents per gallon.

Tip #5- Visit the Ghetto

The not-so-nice part of town can have some of the cheapest gas stations around.  The lower overhead is probably the reason.  Land is less expensive on the other side of the tracks.

Tip #6- Use Less Gas

There are plenty of ways to use less gas; combine trips, petition the boss to work from home a few days a week, walk or ride a bike, find a way to improve your gas mileage.  Do something, get creative.  The sad thing is that even though everyone is complaining about gas prices, we are using more gas now than we were at this time last year.

I hope that you find these tips useful in your quest to save money at the gas pump.  Keep coming back because there will be more tips coming your way.