Financial Accuracy

The gas prices dropped, and everyone was pretty happy.  Of course, we would have loved to see them drop even more, but how likely would that be?  Not very.

Now the prices for gas are starting to go up again.  They’re not going up as fast as they were last year, but it’s still pretty early in the year.  Who knows what will happen?  All we know is that they are going up right now and they could continue to do so.

Therefore, it’s time to play some defense.  I think that if everyone knew that they could save some money, and it was very simple to do, they would do it regardless of how much they make or are worth financially.  I think most of us just don’t know or realize that it is so easy to save money – especially on gas!  Maybe there are a few things on this list that you’ve never thought about doing in order to save money on gas…

First things first, a car uses most of its gas when it is accelerating.  Using this gas is worth it as long as the car stays in motion.  Physically speaking, the only way you’re wasting the gas you’ve used to accelerate is from the friction in the axles and on the road.  That is, until you have to brake.  As soon as you brake, you’re losing a lot of what you’ve built up by accelerating.  You’re not getting everything you paid for.  Obviously we need our brakes, and need to use them often – and I understand that and am very grateful for them.  But what I’m trying to get across here is that you should do what you can to use the gas you’ve accelerated with.

This means to drive as smoothly as you can.  Drive slow.  Pay attention to everything around you.  If you’re on a road where a car is slowing down in front of you to turn right, look to see if you can go around them without having to put on your brakes and slow down behind them.  This is just an example, but there are so many things you can do.  What are some of them that you can think of?