Find Cheap Gas for Your Car

To keep my gas guzzler from bankrupting the piggy bank I came up with a few ways to get the lowest price of gasoline. Remember these tips next time you find yourself searching for the lowest price per gallon in your community.

When traveling across the country, stick to truck stops in cities. After driving highways I-40, I-25, and I-70 I began to see a serious trend on gas prices. These pit stops were worried about losing customers and offered decent prices on their fuel.

Remember the warehouses. In Los Angeles gas is pushing $4.15 a gallon. Not pretty to say the least. Yet, a quick trip to CostCo or Sam's Warehouse brings this gallon price down twenty five to thirty cents. A membership costs, but you can use it at any store across the United States and most of us have these memberships for purchasing supplies.

Grocery stores aren't just for food anymore. Albertson's, Kroger, Ralph's and even Safeway have pumps in front of their stores at many locations. Pick up a preferred customer card and you have three to five cents off per gallon.

Ask for a discount. At a fuel station I was at in Las Vegas last week, I asked for a discount and got nothing...Except a recommendation to go down the street eight blocks for a twenty cent difference per gallon. Nobody likes the rising prices, not even the cashiers.

And above all, if you think it is too high, don't fill up. It may take ten more minutes, but you will save a lot of money in the long run. Hopefully station owners will get the idea the prices are too high and this rush to raise the price will subside. In the meantime, we got to take care of our pocketbooks.