For starters if you can plan ahead you may be able to take advantage of special buys on other products when buying gas. Look for coupons in your area that offer deals on certain items, like convenience food. If you purchase your gas at a station that has a mini-mart type store attached then you can use your money-saving coupons at the same time you get your gas.



Although not specifically saving on your actual fuel purchase, by combining your fuel purchase with the items bought at the mini mart you can realize overall savings. By shopping and fueling up your car at the same place you will be saving gas by not making an extra trip. If the stations mini-mart also has a frequent shoppers plan you may also earn extra points or special purchases along the way.

One of the best ways to use advance organizing and planning to save on your gas purchases is to plan when and where to fill up. Do not wait until your tank is almost empty to gas up your car. Organize and plan ahead so you know where you are going to purchase gas. Save by filling up regularly at a gas station that you know has a good price.

If you wait until your tank gets close to empty you will be forced to buy gas at the first station you come upon. Most likely with higher prices than you could have found elsewhere. If you plan ahead you will avoid those situations.

Being alert in the course of your driving trips can also be of great assistance in organizing of your fuel buys. When you are driving keep an eye out for stations near your home or on roads you often drive upon. Record the best prices and the locations of the stations that have those prices in a notebook. If you prefer you can use a digital voice recorder or the recorder on you cell phone to capture this info. No matter how you decide to compile the information, you will have created your own database of low prices and best locations to buy gasoline. Not only will you provide yourself the opportunity to buy gas for the best prices in the area, you will have done it without using any extra fuel.

In some cases it may pay to wait to buy gas. If on a day that you had planned to buy gas you cannot find the price you were looking for, try waiting a day or two. You may still find the target price you were hoping for. Since the price of gas changes on a daily basis a few days could make a difference. To allow yourself this luxury you must plan to fill up well before your tank is near empty. Then you will have the ability to wait till you find the right gas station with the right price.

A little advance planning can go a long way to help control your gas costs. It may seem like a small thing to do. Just remember all the small things you do to help save gas and money will add up to big savings over time.