New Year, New YOU: Save On Gas

January 27, 2014April 20, 2017

Tip #27 – Save on Gas

Want to save money this year? Be conscious of how much gas you go through. What trips can you combine to ensure you don’t make 3 trips into town every week? What can you fix on your car to ensure better gas mileage – do you need more air in your tires? Gas is expensive – especially when you think about how much a gallon of gas really costs. Just think about it. When you really think about how much of your paycheck you are putting towards gas, you may try to be more conscious about how much you are spending.

Kristin’s Action Plan: We live about 20-25 minutes from town. That means making a trip everyday to town, can get costly – costly if we don’t HAVE to go there. I try to take one morning or afternoon a week to do ALL of my errands, so that I don’t find myself running back and forth into town. It has been time saving and money saving!

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Guardrails

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