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13 Tips to Save Money on Fuel
While carpooling, walking, and public transportation can take the sting out of frequent fuel fill-ups, sometimes we can’t get out of having to drive our cars. The tips below will help you get the best fuel economy when driving is a must. 1. Clean out your car! We know keeping it clean is a good habit, but it also saves you money. Unneeded items add weight to your car, and extra weight takes extra fuel to move. Get everything out that doesn’t need to go with you (trash, clutter, hockey gear from last year). It’s 2 for 1: you get a clean, clutter-free car that is more fuel efficient! 2.…
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Save Money on Heating Fuel Overnight
Save Money on Heating Fuel Overnight While brainstorming ways to save money on heating fuel costs this winter, one of the ideas that my husband and I came up with was to lower our thermostat at night while the family is sleeping. We’d have to make an initial investment by purchasing new bedding and warm sleepwear, but would recover the money invested in fuel savings. But would we really save money on heating fuel? The answer is yes, and you can too. Let’s break down the rationale behind bulking up to cut down. SAVE MORE: 5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Live a Frugal Life Is Bedding Really…
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The Airlines Stole Our Peanuts! What's Next?
The price of fuel is hurting everyone: missed vacations and business trips for people who now can't afford to fly, the airlines losing revenue and having to cut flights, the hotels and restaurants who don't have vacationers to patronize their establishments, and most of all - the poor souls...
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Dealing With High Fuel Prices Pt 3: Walking to Work {Recession Series 2008}
Dealing With High Fuel Prices Part 3: Walking to Work My husband walked to work each day this week. 2.6 miles there, 2.6 miles back. And I forgot to mention, we live in Alaska. Yesterday it was minus 5° F! Did you miss Dealing with High Fuel Prices Part 2? Read it first! This idea was born from our brainstorm of ways to cut down the fuel expense in our monthly budget. My husband comes home for lunch every day, and we thought packing a lunch a few days a week would eliminate the extra driving. Well, that evolved into the idea of just walking to and from work a…
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Dealing with High Fuel Prices Pt 2: The Real Cost of Driving {Recession Series 2008}
Dealing with High Fuel Prices: The Real Cost of Driving How much does it really cost to drive your car? I mean in actual dollars and cents, a hard, specific, tangible number, how many cents does each mile cost you? Let’s figure out the real cost of driving to help your family’s frugal budget. Did you miss Dealing With High Fuel Prices part 1? Read it now before you go on! In the great fuel-cost-reduction brainstorm that happened in my house last week, a real number emerged. From the usual amount of miles we’ve been able to drive on one tank of gas, and the current prices of fuel in…
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Dealing With High Fuel Prices Part 1 {Recession Series 2008}
Dealing With High Fuel Prices: Part 1 Dealing with high fuel prices can be hard on a frugal family’s budget. As you know, we’re always looking for new ways to cut down our already-low spending. This month we looked at one area that many of you are also looking at: fuel costs! How could we cut down our fuel usage, we asked? We brainstormed ideas, but it proved to be difficult because we don’t drive a lot usually. The only apparent answer was that we’d have to get creative and change our habits. We live in Alaska and only have one garage available. My car usually goes in the garage…
