Archive for the ‘Common Sense’ Category
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
With the recent drop in oil and gas prices, I'm sure many of us have forgotten the good driving habits we learned when we were paying $1 more a gallon of gas. It's amazing how quickly we forget to pay attention to our gas mileage when our gas bill is cut by a ...
Posted in Common Sense, Driving Habits | 11 Comments »
Saturday, September 16th, 2006
Today's tip will help you save a bit of gas and money while you're out tailgating at your favorite team's games.
Keep your vehicle turned off while you're tailgating.
Now that the college and pro football seasons are under way, many of us are going to get to our favorite team's games ...
Posted in Common Sense | 2 Comments »
Friday, September 8th, 2006
Today's tip will help you increase your car's fuel economy as well as help to keep you save when you start your morning drive.
Don't use the defrost to get rid of morning dew - use a rag instead.
Obviously, if you park your car in a garage, this isn't going to ...
Posted in Common Sense, Miscellaneous | 6 Comments »
Friday, September 1st, 2006
Today's tip will help you save a lot of gas and may just help you during your next annual review at work.
Start a ride share or carpool program at your work..
I think this is one of the easiest, yet least utilized ways for people to save gas, especially considering there ...
Posted in Common Sense, Drive Less | No Comments »
Thursday, August 24th, 2006
A lot of times on Daily Fuel Economy Tip, I write about various rules of thumb. For example:
For every extra 100 pounds you carry in your car, you decrease your gas mileage by up to 2%
For every 5 miles per hour you drive above 55 mph, you reduce your gas ...
Posted in Common Sense, Miscellaneous | 28 Comments »
