Gas

Rising Price of Gas

The price of gas is one of those things that will always be a thorn in our side.  Let's be honest we spend a lot of money at the pump. There are some things that you can do to make the price a bit more easily to handle.

I buy gift cards at Sobeys when they have the promotion buy $200 in gift cards and receive 95 or 100 Bonus Air Miles. 

Sobeys gift cards can be used directly at Shell locations that have a Needs.

I try to fill up on Thursdays, as gas changes during the night Thursday. 

I watch the trend to see if going up or down.  

Shell gives a free hot beverage with 20 L of gas, I like to splurge and get a cappuccino.

I tend to fill up in the morning.

I use cruise control.  I have been watching the econo gas gauge and notice that with cruise control turned on I get better gas mileage.

I drive our smaller car for most of my town running around and it’s a standard.

I put my car in neutral a lot when driving and coast.

I unplug the phone charger when I am not using it.

I keep the sunroof open and windows open vs the air conditioner for in town driving, unless its unbearable, I'm cheap but not that cheap!

I try to plan my outings to do them all in one trip. I really suck at this though, and need a lot of work on it.

I keep my car serviced for the regular maintenance.

My husband checks the tire pressure regularly.

 Find a loyalty card and make it work for you. 

Canadian Tire has a program to collect cash back in their store. Each receipt has a survey code and after it’s completed you earn 2 cents off a litre with your next fill up.

Irving does air miles. If I am going to Irving I get gift cards at Lawtons and Sobeys and pay with my Sobeys gift card. This process collects your air miles twice. 

Petro Canada has Petro Points. Points can be redeemed for 5 cents off a litre cards or money off of a purchase.

Esso has Aeroplan Miles and soon to be PC Optimium

Ultramer has their own fuel program ( I don't know anything about this program)

Sobeys Fuel locations Air Miles, and a coupon to use at Sobeys AND sometimes free coffee

The trick is find a gas station near your house with a loyalty program you like and start collecting.

 It pays to be frugal.