Archive for the ‘Lighten Your Load’ Category
Monday, June 12th, 2006
Today's tip will hopefully help you save a small amount of gas while helping you prolong your life.
Go on a diet and lose some weight.
Look, I know I'm reaching here, but it's true: if you lose some of that spare tire you're carrying around your mid-section, you will get better ...
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Tuesday, May 30th, 2006
Today's tip is a great way for those of you who drive pick up trucks to increase your gas mileage by up to 5%.
Once winter is over, remove the sand bags and/or bricks from your pick up's bed.
During the winter, a lot of people will put heavy items in the ...
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Friday, May 26th, 2006
Today's tip is particularly relevant with the start of vacation season and will hopefully help you save a bit of gas.
When going on vacation, pack light and bring only what you need.
The whole premise of packing light to save gas goes back to the reduce excess weight tip. For every ...
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Friday, April 21st, 2006
It's amazing how quickly your car or truck can become cluttered with useless items that do nothing but take up space and add weight to your vehicle.
Clean out your car!
From what I've read, the fuel of thumb is: For every extra 100 pounds you carry in your vehicle, you reduce ...
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