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Janet Starr Hull PhD, CN

Alternative Health and Holistic Nutrition

How To Save Gas Money During Holiday Get-Togethers

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a gas station with trees around it and cars filling up
Save some gas money this holiday season.

Are you traveling for the holidays? Gas prices are at record highs these holidays, so here are some ways you can save money on gas, especially if you’re going to holiday parties or visiting out-of-town family and friends.

Awesome Tips

  • It’s ideal to buy gas or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so when filling up in the afternoon or in the evening, your gallon is not exactly a gallon.

  • When you’re filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode. If you look, you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low, middle, and high. You should be pumping on low mode, thereby minimizing the vapors that are created while you are pumping.

2 red gas pumps with a dark background
Fill up when it’s cooler.
  • If there is a gasoline truck filling the storage tanks when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up; most likely the gasoline is being stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom of the tank.
pumping gas
Stop pumping gas if the handle keeps shutting off.

Money saved at the gas pump can help you enjoy your holiday visits all the more.

Stay safe.

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