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My VW Jetta gets about 27 mpg overall, which is pretty good. With gasoline prices around $3.07/gallon in my area, I’m trying to lower my expenses as much as I can. I carpool when feasible, but with a round trip commute that takes 2+ gallons 3x a week to go to my job, it’s not making much of a dent.(the only other coworker who lives near me has a different schedule, so carpooling won’t work.) I decided to add something else to my reduce gasoline expense: I signed up for Gas Buddy (it’s free) and I’m going to try it out for a month.
It’ been out for some time, but I’m just now hopping on to it. People go to the site and enter the gas prices of the stations by them. It’s a community thing and when everyone pitches in, it helps. I don’t plan on using this as my sole deciding factor in my gasoline purchases. I have to consider if driving that location will waste savings for instance. I’m trying to see if gas stations I think are the cheapest actually are the cheapest.
Who has used Gas Buddy? Did it help you out with your gasoline bill? I’m around $40/week to put gas in my car. How much is your weekly gasoline bill?
