There are several actions you can do to keep from wasting money on food that will go bad or that will sit on the shelves forever. For starters, never go grocery shopping when you are hungry! Also, have a list so you don't ?impulse buy? yourself into bankruptcy. Other suggestions are to have a budget and at least attempt to come close (it's like the game show ?The Price Is Right? ? if you go over you lose!), opt for store brands instead of brand name ? it's really the same peanut butter, decide to drink water and never from the sink, and, most important, leave the young oneshome with your spouse when you go grocery shopping for gawd's sake!
2.OPTIMIZE YOUR GAS CONSUMPTION
A.Here is one that will surprise you?Roll up windows on highway. While many people believe they're being economical by turning off the air-conditioner, it actually creates a considerable drag if you are driving fast with the windows down, and is worse for your fuel economy. So, City Driving=windows down and A/C off and Highway Driving=windows up and A/C on.
B.Don't buy hot gas and do park in the shade. Try to get gasoline when it is cool (morning or evening) so the gas is thicker and won't evaporate as quickly. And parking in the sun will cause gas to evaporate also.
C.Try to avoid heavy traffic times. Of course no one wants to go onto the 405 freeway and sit in a parking lot there. There is actually a reason why we refer to the driveway as the driveway and the parkway as the parkway!! But understand that as much as it is harmful to your internal temperature gauge it is also bad for your gas economy.
D.Work at home ? It's good for the economy, it's good for traffic,it's good for the family, it's good in a lot of ways and many people are following this new trend. If you can arrange to land a job where you can work from home, do it! You will be happier, feel freer and more independent, and save money on gasoline (and also on food as you are more likely toeat in restaurants, waste money and get fat if you are working in an office than if you work at home)
E.Properly using water in your gas/gasoline system can save you up to 30% off gas costs for your vehicle by making the gas you buy perform better. If you pay $40/week for gas you might just save $600 or more per year!
