You know sucks? Paying for gas. It’s this thing that you
absolutely have to have in order to, you know, go places, but when you swipe
your card or hand your hard-earned cash over to the attendant it feels like you’re
just tossing money away. And sure, if you live in an urban area, maybe you can
use public transit and just not have a car…but most of us don’t have that luxury.
So here’s 5 little things you can do to save a little gas –
not much, but little things do add up!
- Carpool! Going out with your friends?
Why drive separate? Just carpool! This one is obvious.
- Grocery shop on your way home from
work. My favorite grocery store is only 2 miles out of my way if I
stop on the way home from work…but it’s five miles from my house (ten
miles round trip!). If I go there once a week (and let’s be real,
sometimes it’s twice), that’s an extra 8 miles every week of sitting at
lights. Over the course of a year, that’s 416 miles, or about $46 based on
my car’s mpg and gas costs in my area. And it’s no extra effort – in fact,
it’s a little easier to convince me to go the store if I’m not already on
my couch.
- Walk or jog to the corner store.
If you’re like me, you live pretty close to plenty of drug stores,
markets, and specialty stores, like bakeries. Instead of hitting this
places in your car, incorporate them into your daily walk or your run. It’s
good exercise, and it’ll keep you from wasting gas on little trips to get
super specific items.
- Try to get all of your big shopping
done on the same day. You don’t need a big Meijer run, a clothing run,
and a drug store run all on separate Saturdays. Combine your trips for one
Saturday, and plan your route to be a big circle. You’ll end up saving
yourself gas, as well as time and hassle.
- Fill Your Tires. Low-pressure
tires decreases fuel efficiency on your vehicle. Keep them filled (but don’t
overfill) to avoid this.
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