It Bears Repeating - Driving Slower Saves Money
Posted July 8, 2008 - 23:40 by Andrea Dickson
We've talked about it until we're blue in the face, but it's worth repeating - driving slower saves gas and money!
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The Benefits of a Walkable Neighborhood
Posted June 10, 2008 - 12:23 by Xin Lu
Are you able to walk to your daily necessities from where you live? Or do you drive everywhere? Discover how walkable your neighborhood is and see if you can use your car less.
Fill your tank
Posted June 9, 2008 - 08:22 by Philip Brewer
Last week I saw several reports about a sharp jump in people running out of gas on the highway. The stories attributed the increase to high gas prices, suggesting that people who were short of cash simply didn't have enough to fill their tank. That's a good example of how it's very expensive to be poor.
Gas Is High Enough….
Posted April 22, 2008 - 10:49 by Linsey Knerl
Watching my local newscast a few nights ago, I was disturbed by the assumption that the anchor made regarding rising gas prices and consumer reaction. In direct response to the possibility that gas would reach $4.00/gallon, he mused at whether even this horrific amount for gas would be enough to “change consumers’ habits.” What? As if we’re not doing that already.
Common Currency: A Primer
Posted January 2, 2008 - 09:50 by Jabulani Leffall
These postings will pertain to the economy of life, which is all about personal alternatives that shape our financial world. Common Currency isn't your father's pesonal finance blog. This is mostly because when your father came of age, Al Gore hadn't invented the Internet yet but in practice this means that you won’t get me to lying or falsely waxing about the latest, greatest mutual fund.
Save gas; don't make left-hand turns.
Posted December 12, 2007 - 11:41 by Paul Michael
You have to hand it to UPS. They crunched the numbers, they looked at the hard facts and they figured out that by limiting the number of left-hand turns made, you can save a whole bunch of money on gas.
The Bank of Gasoline
Posted June 18, 2007 - 10:33 by Jessica Harp
Fuel prices may be going down, but for some motorists fuel prices never went up. Over 8,000 motorists in the St. Cloud, MN area are paying an average of $.50 to $1.50 less per gallon than the current market price for their gas. How did they lock-in these low rates? They went to the Bank of Gasoline. Since the mid-1980s, First Fuel Bank customers in the St. Cloud, MN area have been able prepay for their gasoline and lock in the price of their gas.
Can acetone dramatically increase your gas mileage?
Posted April 16, 2007 - 08:13 by Will Chen
Can acetone dramatically increase your gas mileage? Wise Bread reader Kip Kay told us that by adding pure acetone into his gas tank, his car now gets 10 extra miles per gallon. Take a look at Kip's proof for yourself in this video.
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