I had to drive 10 miles out of my way and back, but I got gas for $1.49/gal.

[hobbit709]

Which was 26 cents cheaper than any of the stations around me.

[Freddie]

1. Where?

Philly burbs (north) here, cheapest gas is about $2.20. By the end of the month I'll use my Giant points and fill up for less than $1/gallon!

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

16. You might consider...

...downloading gasbuddy if you use a smartphone: http://www.gasbuddy.com/

I live near the Cherry Hill Mall and gassed up yesterday for $1.879: http://www.newjerseygasprices.com/index.aspx?area=Cherry%20Hill

If you ever get to Jersey for other reasons, plan to fill up.

My daughter works at Sears in Willow Grove: http://www.phillygasprices.com/index.aspx?area=Willow%20Grove
The best price is at Wawa (we don't like Sams or Walmart).

[Freddie]

18. Thank you!

Gas is always cheaper in Jersey even though someone else pumps it for you!
I go to Wawa or Giant, whichever is "on the way" unless I'm redeeming those wonderful Giant gas points.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

21. You're welcome

Here in Jersey we have lower taxes on gas but real estate taxes are ridiculous at 3.75% in my town.
There's no free lunch.

[HERVEPA]

17. Got $1.86 jusy across the bridge in Burlington, NJ

[notadmblnd]

2. Really? They jacked gas up in my area rom 1.79 to 1.99

Just for the weekend I guess

[NightWatcher]

3. My stepmom would drive across town to save five cent a gallon

and in doing so, waste more gas than the savings she made.

She also spent a weekend, rented a Uhaul, and drove across the state to buy a roll of carpet for a hundred dollars cheaper than she could've gotten it in town. After her hotel stay, uhaul, gas, labor, and a wasted weekend I think she spent more than she saved.

She also once bought a huge bag of dog food that was on clearance at the store for ten dollars. It sat in her garage for a few months...until she could find someone who had a dog and wanted the cheap quality dog food. She never even had a dog.

She would buy headaches if they were on sale at the store.

[Freddie]

12. Some people get "the thrill of the chase" with bargain hunting

I once watched one of those "extreme couponing" shows. People who had a whole room of their house used for storage of all the stuff they got "free" with coupons...dog food (they had no dog), paper towels, huge quantities of detergent and other cleaning items. Did they live on cereal and packaged rice mixes? Meat, produce and dairy are hardly ever coupon items.

[TexasProgresive]

23. That's priceless

She would buy headaches if they were on sale at the store.

[PeaceNikki]

4. So, you consumed more gas to save yourself a buck or two?

That's a bummer

[hobbit709]

6. I get 31mpg in my truck so I burned about a half gallon.

I also went to the grocery in that direction instead of the other and that was already 3 miles out of the 10.
$18.00 filled it up. At 26 cents difference it was $3.12 cheaper.

[MH1]

9. Well, there's the time cost as well.

But if you're already going in that direction for another reason, it's not such a big factor.

I've started coordinating my trips so that I always fill up for cheap. Of course that's easier now that I drive a fairly new Prius instead of a 90's era gas-guzzler. I no longer panic when the yellow light comes on. And the "miles left" display helps too.

[PeaceNikki]

10. Hurrah!

I guess.

Now, if hundreds of thousands of others follow your logic, the amount of additional fuel consumed needlessly adds up.

I don't know you situation, but if the $3 really impacts your bottom line, I understand. But I'd never make that decision and would hope that most don't.

[hobbit709]

11. Nice little drive on Sun. morning in the countryside on back roads.

I get $952/mo on SS so every dollar adds up. I wouldn't have bothered normally but combined with the grocery run it was worth it. That gas will last me at least 2 weeks.

[PeaceNikki]

14. Like I said, if it's a situation where it's important, I understand.

I've been in the situation like that where every dollar matters. Thankfully I'm in a position now where I have the luxury of being able to make the more environmentally conscience choice.

[FrodosPet]

5. What's your mileage?

PLEASE tell me you did this for a full tank, and not just a couple gallons.

I know people who go ridiculous distances chasing gas prices. They burn an extra gallon or two to save a few pennies, unable to understand they are ending up worse off.

"But I saved 10 cents a gallon!", they tell me.

They burned $2.00 worth of gas to save 80 cents. So it cost them an additional $1.20. That's not even counting the value of their wasted time and cost of additional vehicle wear and tear and risk.

Math is an asshole, and math always wins

[hobbit709]

7. See reply #6.

[FrodosPet]

15. For you, it was worth it

For my friends and coworkers, it was not.

I love my peoples, but sometimes they really make me

[Freddie]

8. Brings back memories

When my brother first got his lisence I would go with him when he drove 10 miles to fill up for .29/gallon, as it was .32 closer to home. I was 12, he was 16...we're both old now.

[alcibiades_mystery]

13. Ha! I drive my daughter about 40 minutes north

of Chicago for her field hockey games, but I get gas up there for $2.19. It's still $2.50-$2.70 in the city. So I try to conserve for my trips to the burbs.

[oberliner]

19. We are still in the $2.79 range

Amazing that you can find it so cheap where you are.

[PeaceNikki]

20. For those interested, there's a tool to calculate savings

I'm annoyed it doesn't include additional fuel consumed in the result set, but one can do that math themselves:

http://www.bankrate.com/calculators/auto/gas-price-calculator.aspx

[TexasProgresive]

22. I filled up my pickup Friday

for 1.779. The Gas buddy site shows the same but hasn't been updated in 22 hours. I bought gas for my car at a rural stations for 1.999 which I expected since it is a one way trip for the tank truck. In the little town I drove to this morning it was 2.099. These people are grifters since they are 15 miles from the pipeline terminal. (yes, that makes a difference)