Save Money on Gas - Lower your Fuel Costs!

I hope all you Mom's had a nice Mother's Day!

Mine was very nice. My daughter came home from college and my husband took us out to breakfast.

I knew we were going out to breakfast - my daughter coming home for it was a surprise :)

But on Saturday night, I realized I had totally forgotten to get something for lunch as my husband's parents were also coming over for Mother's Day. I had just gone grocery shopping the day before too - drat!

I decided I "needed" some sugar free ice cream too - so I decided to go to the store that was a little further away. It's about a 14 mile round trip. That's when I realized that it cost me $2 in gasoline just to make this quick trip to the store! YIKES!

Obviously my first tip would be to try to limit your shopping to one day... or in conjunction with other necessary errands. I do go to several stores when I shop, but they are fairly close together.

Then I decided to look up other ways to save on gas by getting better gas mileage.

I found these tips on the http://www.fueleconomy.gov/ website.

1) Keep Your Engine Properly Tuned - save about 4% on fuel
2) Check & Replace Air Filters Regularly - save up to 10% on fuel
3) Keep Tires Properly Inflated - save up to 3% on fuel
4) Use the Recommended Grade of Motor Oil - save up to 2% on fuel
(the recommended grade/weight of motor oil will be listed in your manual. Not all engines recommend the same oil!)

You can save up to 19% on gas costs by fixing these items! I'll be checking my car today!