Financial Accuracy

The gas prices have finally dropped quite a bit and I think pretty much everyone is really happy about that.  But who’s to say they aren’t going to be going up again soon?  I’ve already seen them start to inch their way up again.  Nobody knows what is going to happen with the economy, but saving money on gas is a great idea for anytime.  Here’s just a few of the many tips on how:

• If at all possible, walk, bike, take a bus, or carpool to your destination.  This is self-explanitory, but so important to saving money on gas.
• Move closer to where you go most often.  When my wife and I got married, we moved to the other side of our small town.  It cut her drive to work from 22 minutes to 7 minutes.  That’s 15 minutes extra of driving she didn’t have to do every day.  Think of what that adds up to over a long period of time.
• If you can do multiple things on one trip, do it.  Make lists of things you need to do ahead of time.  Call ahead to places to make sure you still need to go there and don’t have to waste gas, time, and money getting to somewhere you don’t need to go.
• In parking lots, pull into the first open spot you find.  Don’t drive all around looking for the closest spot just so you don’t have to walk.

There are so many ways to save money on gas, but if you start small, you’ll be getting somewhere.  Then you can work your way on to doing more and more for yourself.