Did you know that every day can be double coupon day at the gas pump, and that you are the one that controls it? I hope you are asking …how is that?
When you work at saving gasoline, it pays you double. First, you save on your own fuel cost. If you check your tire pressure (use the maximum allowed by your owner's manual), stick strictly to the speed limit (5 mph less saves 10%), combine trips (stop off at the store on the way home from work with a shopping list), carpool, etc., you will save on your gasoline expense. If you own two cars, always take the car that will give you the best fuel mileage. This part of the savings is really clear and easy to understand.
So where is the double coupon part?
Our gasoline prices (and the cost of crude petroleum) respond to supply and demand. If we use less fuel, the price of fuel goes down. That's the double coupon. Saving a gallon of gas doesn't just save the cost in your wallet. It also means that less gas is being used everywhere (when lots of us do it). As our consumption of petroleum fuel goes down, so will the price.
Here is a key part. When the price goes back down, don't slide back into your previously "fuel in-efficient" habits. Because when you do, consumption goes right back up and so does the price. When you buy that next vehicle, be sure to check out the fuel efficiency. Nothing lowers the price of gasoline like sustained conservation. You've heard the old phrase "it takes money to make money"? Well, now you know a new phrase, "saving fuel lowers the price per gallon".
When you work at saving gasoline, it pays you double. First, you save on your own fuel cost. If you check your tire pressure (use the maximum allowed by your owner's manual), stick strictly to the speed limit (5 mph less saves 10%), combine trips (stop off at the store on the way home from work with a shopping list), carpool, etc., you will save on your gasoline expense. If you own two cars, always take the car that will give you the best fuel mileage. This part of the savings is really clear and easy to understand.
So where is the double coupon part?
Our gasoline prices (and the cost of crude petroleum) respond to supply and demand. If we use less fuel, the price of fuel goes down. That's the double coupon. Saving a gallon of gas doesn't just save the cost in your wallet. It also means that less gas is being used everywhere (when lots of us do it). As our consumption of petroleum fuel goes down, so will the price.
Here is a key part. When the price goes back down, don't slide back into your previously "fuel in-efficient" habits. Because when you do, consumption goes right back up and so does the price. When you buy that next vehicle, be sure to check out the fuel efficiency. Nothing lowers the price of gasoline like sustained conservation. You've heard the old phrase "it takes money to make money"? Well, now you know a new phrase, "saving fuel lowers the price per gallon".