Are The Gas Pumps Sucking Your Wallet Dry?
Fuel, the commodity that helps you do so many things that you may wonder what would happen if you didn’t have it anymore? Without it everything you know would cease to function.
With the recent higher gas prices and the drain on peoples wallets fuel has literally put a strain on peoples wallets. Many have been wondering how they can save money on there gas. This got me thinking about how I save gas.
In this post I won’t be giving you a bunch of tips on how to save gas but rather show you a program I use to save gas and keep more money in my wallet.
How I Save Money On Gas.
A few months ago with at that time the higher gas prices I was feeling a very big pinch from my wallet. So instead of complaining about the situation I decide to take matters in my own hands. I ran a series of test to see how I could save money at the pump.
On October 2nd I decide to start my little experiment again. With my current vehicle decide to fill my tank completely full and then run it until it was empty.
Sounds like a simple idea.
So I filled my vehicle up with a cost of around $79 which was completely empty when I started. I then ran the vehicle until it was completely empty.
The next time I filled up was on October the 27th. Nearly three and a half weeks later! Talk about saving some money.
By running this plan I only paid around $26 a week in fuel but here’s the best part before I was running this program I was paying around $65 a week for fuel driving here and there not giving any thought about saving any fuel. That’s almost $40 in savings a week or $169 a month or $2028 a year!
That’s saving money!
Do You Have To Have A Better Vehicle.
When you read my story you might say I had a great car with great gas mileage. Well it’s not what you might think. I ran that test with my truck. A Chevy 1500 V-8 half ton.
When I ran this simple little test it made me realize I didn’t need a car that gets 30 miles a gallon. I just needed a vehicle that was reliable and trustworthy. Though you could only imagine what the results would be if you did have a car that got 30 miles to the gallon. If you got a good story about this leave me a comment.
Simply put having a great vehicle is all you need to save gas.
What Will Help You Save Gas?
When I ran this test I followed a few key points that helped me out.
- Be conservative with your gas. You don’t have to drive everywhere. If you decide to drive somewhere combine errands so you don’t have to make double trips. This will help on fuel savings as well as help your vehicle last longer.
- Don’t fill up late in the week. Filling up late in the week especially on Friday will urge you to drive more on the weekend. Instead fill up on Tuesday it tends to be the day when fuel prices are lower.
- Don’t be fooled by the gas prices. One of the biggest mistakes I see people make are filling up there cars as soon as the gas price goes up a little bit. In fear that prices will skyrocket. Don’t let fear control you wait until your vehicle is empty.
It’s Not Full Proof.
You might be saying ” I drive an hour to and from work.”
True this idea is not full proof and may not work for everyone. It just happen to work for me because of my unique situation. In my test I only drove my truck to and from work and on a few errands I ran. Other than that I didn’t drive at all.
However if you don’t drive far to work and only run a few errands here and there this may be a great option for you.
Take “The Beat The Pump Challenge.”
Do you think this will work for you? Take my beat the pump challenge and see what happens. Fill your vehicle up and see how long you can last. Follow my point about saving fuel above and see how much you save. After the challenge leave me a comment and let me know how you did.
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