Saving Gas

If your gas mileage doesn’t seem as good as it once was, there might be some very valid reasons — including the fact that you’re driving too aggressively.

It’s no secret that gas prices have reached astronomical levels, but one town’s gas prices have apparently gotten so high that its mayor has gotten fed up with pumping money into the pumps. That mayor is Tim Baldermann of New Lenox, Illinois, and he’s called for a boycott of the gas stations in his suburban town.

Turmoil in the Middle East is nothing new. Gas prices going up is nothing new. What is new is the possibility that we could be looking at prices at the pump lurking in the neighborhood of $5 a gallon by the summer. And that’s painful.

The economy is in the pits- inflation is through the roof- gas prices seem to go up every day and in times like these, we’ll take any piece of advice to help our financial situation that we can get. Instead of one piece, we’ll give you six.

Over the past year our area has seen a transformation when it comes to ethanol blended fuels hitting our gas stations. A few years back you might have seen pumps at a few stations labeled with a "Contains 10% Ethanol" sticker, but now it has become the majority. There is obviously a significant shift but what exactly does it mean for the consumer?

It's going to be a lot worse before it gets better.  How many times have you heard that in the past 4 years! Here are some simple helpful tips from some Laramie residents and an extended list from Consumer Reports on saving at the pump. I recently asked over 25 people at the local coffee shops what they are doing to save on gas and or alternative ways to save money and spend less at the pumps. Rea