Tag: hybrid

Fuel Economy

gaspistolBuying a fuel efficient car and keeping it for 5 years or more can save you 1000s of dollars  in gas. There are plenty of options for getting fuel efficient cars, you can go for hybrids that include plug-varieties, all electric or those that run on diesel. There’s a lot of choices nowadays, and when you are calculating your overall costs you may even want to add in very fuel efficient gasoline cars. One place I have found very easy to use that helps me compare cars of all types and costs associated with each is Continue Reading

Skip the Car, Ride the Bike

Mountain-bikeIt is quite likely that one of your major expenses is for driving to and from work, thus you can make huge inroads, excuse the pun, to reduce expenses and maximizing your savings here. Take a look at your car loan, your insurance costs, and the (ever increasing) price of gas. These can add up to many hundreds of dollars a month, and that is even excluding any maintenance and potentially costly repairs when your car it’s out of warranty.

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