I drove about 4 miles out of my way yesterday to get gas. Why is that? Because I was able to get 20 gallons of gasoline at $3.40 vs. $3.75 saving me $7 for an expense of $0.60 in gas and about 6 minutes of my time. I had the day off yesterday and was on my way to get a haircut so spending a few minutes was no big deal. The thing that really ticks me off about gas prices is the 10% overnight hike! Prices never drop by 35 cents per gallon but always seem to jump overnight. They always jump and then trickle down slowly over the next week until they jump again. It sure is suspicious and would make me wonder about price fixing. But what can I do about it other than try to fill up at a station that hasn't spiked yet and hope that prices … [Read more...]
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