People in San Diego are driving to Mexico to get cheaper gas. Mexico has an inflation subsidy to keep prices low for its citizens. A gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in San Diego retails for an
average price of $4.61 a gallon. A few miles south, in Tijuana, it’s
about $2.54 — even less if you pay in pesos, according to the article.
I know some people who make it a point to fill up their gas tank anytime they see it at a lower price, even if the tank is near full. Here is a tool to help you find the lowest priced gas in your area.
What are your tricks of the trade to save on gas?
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If people are driving just to fill up their tanks I proabbly wouldnt go. But if you are going to fill up your tank and those plastic jugs that hold gas, then I am all for it. It would be worth the trip as long as it isn’t too far out of the way, a couple of miles, I can dig that.
I borrow my neighbor’s car and then forget to pay him for the gas I use.
Still broke, you crack me up every day…lol
I don’t go out of my way to find cheap gas but I try to limit my gas-buying to the places I know to be consistently lower-priced (Kroger and BJ’s). I rarely make a ‘special trip’ anywhere, preferring to run all my errands at once. They say that 60mph is the sweet spot in terms of gas consumption but I don’t know if I can drive that slowly on a regular basis.
I’ve noticed that hubby has parked his gaz-guzzler in favor of driving our gas-sipping 4-cyl pickup.
How do I save on gas? I try to do my errands on my way home. I also don’t go out of town as much as I’d like.
In order to save on gas, I usually will only fill up at Sam’s, Kroger’s, or Wal-mart. They usually have the best prices in town. I don’t visit with my friends/family as often as I’d like to because everyone lives at least 20-30 minutes away. If I decide to visit them, I make sure that there is at least 2-3 things on my to-do list that can be completed on his/her side of town.
I no longer drive out of the way to fill up (I use to, when gas was cheaper.)
I try to save time and gas by running errands en route home and fill up on the way where I find the ‘cheapest’ gas prices. I don’t go out as much as I use to. I am definitely more ‘purpose-driven’.