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Driving as if gas still cost $4 per gallon
By debtfreemom |
Gas here is around $1.87 at the moment. I confess I don’t fully understand how gas prices are determined. I do know that I’m still following the changes we made in driving habits when prices soared to $4 per gallon.
We have a minivan and a Toyota Corolla. Whoever has to do the most driving that day takes the Corolla. Even if that means I’m squeezing four kids into the Corolla. We also became much more conscious about our driving habits in general and are sticking to the little changes we made.
Jeff Yeager at the Green Cheapskate blog is taking it further. A tank of gas has dropped from $60 back to $40 for his truck, so he slips $20 into an envelope each time he fills up and expects to save $1,000 in a year.
January 21st, 2009 at 8:06 pm
I’m going to try this. My aunt used to give this same advice for paying off a car. After you pay the car off, continue paying the same amount to yourself.