I am just back from a 500 kilometer round trip visiting family so today's money savaging thoughts run to being sure to fill the car with petrol, gas or in our case diesel fuel well before the holidays like Easter.
We filled up last Wednesday and already the price at the pumps are 14 cents dearer than earlier in the week.
While we are fueling the car for our travels we also get spare fuel for our generator which is always with us. It has helped us out numerous times when we camp where there is no power and I want to run the computer. We often lend it to trusted neighbours during power failures, if they do not have solar power to run their lights.
Another thing that will save a lot of money on a long tour is patient steady driving. It not only saves fuel but tyre rubber and break wear and tear.
This year, with fuel prices more expensive, we are still taking our holidays north to escape the cold climate but we will only travel north as far as we need go for beautiful daytime temperatures and rely on warm doonas and jackets to be warm at night. This saving heating costs and halving the fuel bill by choosing this mid way between hot and cold climate location.
I also choose to drive at around 80 K per hour in 100 K speed limit zones as long as I am not holding up other traffic. This not only allows me to safely enjoy the scenery more but out fuel economy is superb.
We filled up last Wednesday and already the price at the pumps are 14 cents dearer than earlier in the week.
While we are fueling the car for our travels we also get spare fuel for our generator which is always with us. It has helped us out numerous times when we camp where there is no power and I want to run the computer. We often lend it to trusted neighbours during power failures, if they do not have solar power to run their lights.
Another thing that will save a lot of money on a long tour is patient steady driving. It not only saves fuel but tyre rubber and break wear and tear.
This year, with fuel prices more expensive, we are still taking our holidays north to escape the cold climate but we will only travel north as far as we need go for beautiful daytime temperatures and rely on warm doonas and jackets to be warm at night. This saving heating costs and halving the fuel bill by choosing this mid way between hot and cold climate location.
I also choose to drive at around 80 K per hour in 100 K speed limit zones as long as I am not holding up other traffic. This not only allows me to safely enjoy the scenery more but out fuel economy is superb.
