{"id":93155,"date":"2026-04-07T20:56:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T01:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/?p=93155"},"modified":"2026-04-07T20:56:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T01:56:18","slug":"4-painless-ways-to-save-money-on-gas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/04\/4-painless-ways-to-save-money-on-gas.html","title":{"rendered":"4 Painless Ways to Save Money on Gas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Well, it looks like inflation will stay high for a while longer. The U.S. inflation rate hit another new high this year \u2013 8.6%. Many economists expected inflation to go down, but they were wrong. As a consumer, this isn\u2019t surprising at all. Food, gas, housing, utilities, hotel rooms, and flight tickets are all noticeably more expensive than last year<\/a>. We\u2019re going on a summer vacation soon and I spent a ton of money to book everything. It was painful. I don\u2019t like spending money, but we need to go see families and friends. It has been too long. <\/p>\n

This is why the economists got it wrong. Consumers say they hate inflation and they plan to be more frugal. However, we are all spending our savings like there is no tomorrow. Can you blame us? The last two and a half years were rough. The world is finally opening up and we gotta go. Unfortunately, the more consumers spend, the longer inflation will keep increasing.<\/p>\n

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Anyway, we are heading off on a road trip<\/a> very soon. The flight tickets were more than twice what I used to pay so I decided to drive instead. A road trip is better anyway. We can stop and see more people. The price of gasoline is high, but driving will still be much cheaper than flying and renting a car. (Have you tried to rent a car? Yikes!) And we’ll have a bit more control. We can drive conservatively and save some money on gas. Here are 4 ways to help get everyone through this oil spike. The national average gas price is over $5…<\/p>\n

*Okay, I fibbed a bit. These are not painless. That’s just an eye-catching title to get you here. But once you get used to them, they are pretty easy to do. Read on!<\/p>\n

Drive Less<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The best thing you can do to save on gas is to drive less. It is that simple. We don\u2019t drive much and usually only fill up once a month. That is very unusual in the United States. We designed our life to be less car-centric than most families. Here are some of the things we do.<\/p>\n