203 Money Saving Ways to Put Cash Back in your Pocket By Looking at Car, Driving and Travel, Money Saving Tips

203 Money Saving Ways to Put Cash Back in your Pocket Starting with your Car, Driving and Travel Habits

Read About the Other 203 Budget Tips Here:

• Budgeting (15)
• Car, Driving and Travel (27)
• Food (30) & Household (48)
• Heat/Air Conditioning (8) & Lights/Electricity (29)
• Inside (16) & Outside (19)
• Money (6) & Work (5)

Save Money On Car, Driving and Travel:  27 Tips

1. Use public transportation
2. Car pool if possible. Form a ride share at your office, or the office next door (or on the same block-post fliers). Like-minded people are fun!
3. What is nearby that you can walk or ride a bike to instead of driving your car – Get healthy!
4. Train or bus longer distances – Beats high costs of flight alternatives!
5. Monitor your fuel with a gas log to understand what you use – and when you use it.
6. If your mileage sucks – think about replacing your gas hog with something more fuel efficient. What you save in mileage will help offset any payments you may have to make.
7. Price shop. Buy used cars; let the original owner pay for your new car’s depreciation.
8. Say, “NO,” to car extras at a dealership – A $100 car treatment can often be done at home for $10 with a bottle of the same liquid you buy at the local store.
9. Maintain your car regularly – oil changes, air filters, fluid refills . . .
10. Keep tire pressure high. Fully inflated tires increase your tire life and reduce your cars fuel intake.
11. Know your gas stations and fill up when you’re near the cheap one.
12. Use public transit. And then call your auto insurance agent. Save on monthly parking garages and meters this way too.
13. Plan your trips to save gas. In other words, plot your errands in a circle starting and ending from your home.
14. Turn your car off at long lights and train crossings. Schedule several appointments one day a week instead of spreading them out daily.
15. Slow Down – Drive the speed limit and save 20% or more on fuel.
16. Road rage – Stop! Quick accelerating and de-accelerating (braking) can increase your fuel intake by 25% PLUS!
17. Use cruise control to keep fuel costs constant
18. Take out the gear in your trunk or back seat if you don’t need it. Extra weight means extra fuel.
19. Use the A/C in your car sparingly.
20. Ten (10) seconds is the amount of time you need to decide to turn off your auto engine instead of running it in idle. Turning your car off after 10 seconds and starting it again is best for fuel efficiency.
21. Know where construction zones and heavy traffic are and avoid them.
22. Get the cheapest price possible on auto insurance.
23. Get a higher deductible on autos to reduce premiums.
24. If you drive an older car, consider carrying only liability insurance if you can assume the risk of loss.
25. Always challenge parking and traffic tickets in court. you have a 50-50 chance of winning.
26. Fly standby.
27. Shop where they give gas coupons.