Saving at the Pump this Summer

When I was young military brat my family and I lived in England.  We came back to the States in 1976.  A friend of my fathers had a car waiting for us when we landed and our cross country road trip to Missouri began right after we got off the plane. There was a big gasoline shortage in 1976.  Gas stations across the country were rationing their gas by using your license plate numbers, type of vehicle, and days of the week. I remember waiting in the car at the pump for hours to buy just a few dollars worth - the amount you could buy was also rationed.  We would then have to go to the next station and wait again so we could put more gas in the tank.   As you can imagine, this made a cross country road trip hot, cranky, and days longer.   It was memorably horrible for me as a child, I can only imagine what my parents went through on that trip. LOL.

It isn't THAT bad now, but gas prices are ridiculously high, making those summer road trips a bit more costly.  But, here are a few ways to help you save at the pump, whether you are running errands around town or on your family road trip.  :-)

Save on Energy has a great giveaway to help you save at the pump!  From May 18- June 17, 2011, you can register, refer friends and enter for a chance to win a $250 gas card. To enter just Follow Save on Energy on Facebook and register for your chance to win a $250 gas card. 

Mashable listed 3 free apps for finding gas.  

Local Gas Prices

Cheap Gas!

Gas Buddy

Travel N.Y. Times has a fantastic article on ways to save at the pump, sharing 13 simple and practical ways to save you green on your travels this summer. Suggestions like slowing down, buying a cruise card and skipping the toll-booth lanes, checking your tire pressure, and using sites like Autoslash.com to help save on the cost of your car rental to help off set the cost of gas.

Health Recipes put together 30 amazingly simple ideas to help you save on gas.  Suggestions like buying your gas during coolest time of day because during these times gasoline is densest and parking your car so that you can later begin to travel in forward gear.  Avoiding reverse gear maneuvers helps save gas - who knew?

If you shop at Kroger and Wal-mart, check out this great post Frugal Dad wrote up on price discounts and comparisons at these two stores.  If you do shop at these stores, be sure to check out the weekly ad and coupon match-ups. And don't forget about Cellfire if you are a Kroger shopper!

STL Mommy recently posted on a Murphy Gas offer. Follow them on Facebook for specials and savings, like this coupon for a free Red Strike Energy Drink and saving on gas when you check in with FourSquare.

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