moneytalks

Here we are in tough economic times and much of it is due to the greed of the oil companies and unfounded speculation of wall street. You see the price of oil has nothing to do with supply and demand, it has to do with speculation, period. That said, this is not to tell you why gas is breaking us, but how to ease the pain a little. There are many ways to save money on gas and here are a handful of them. One way is to keep your car maintained, that dirty air filter can do some damage by itself. That dreaded “check engine” light that so many people ignore, this could be an O2 censor. And a bad O2 censor could be lowering your MPG. And try to keep your tires inflated to the proper level. Other gas saving techniques include slowing down, the faster you go the more gas you burn. Watch what you keep in your car, if you have accumulated 40, 50 or more pounds worth of junk in your car or trunk, this hinders your gas milage. Another is more extreme but one of the best ways is to downsize your automobile. Trade in that 17 city 25 highway for a nice 28 city 32 highway or better yet a hybrid. Lastly, try to drive less. Instead of driving to that far away mall take a walk around your neighborhood. Take public transportation to work. When you do have to drive try to carpool. See if friends or family were going to the same place in the future and try to coordinate going at the same time. My best advise is the drive less option. Giving big oil companies my money is not what I want to do with my hard earned money. I’d rather keep it in a high interest online savings account.

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