Best place to buy gas

February 22nd, 2010

As humans, it is important for us to pay close attention to the types of food we eat, in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Just like how we eat fruits and vegetables, it is essential that cars get good quality fuel.

For most personal automobiles, we would want to use unleaded fuel. But not all unleaded fuels are created equal. There are some that are better than others. Now, you may ask which is the best?

Each gas station typically has three types: regular, plus and premium. The latter would generally have the highest octane rating. That is a good thing. But even gases of same octane rating might be different. Now, what gas stations should we look for? Read the rest of this entry »

Credit card debt and a case for public transportation

February 21st, 2010

Hope things are going well. It is quite evident that during these tough economic times that credit card debt is a major issue in our society today. Many people spend too much money.

Money that they don’t have and won’t be able to get to make ends meet. The first thing you can do is to practice frugality. Buying gas, for example, can be quite costly.

Consider taking public transportation. Now, as new urbanism emerges in our cities and suburbs, public transit is an amenity for the middle and upper classes as well. Read the rest of this entry »

Complex Investment Product Discussion

January 14th, 2010

Hope things are going well.

Just want to see if anyone is interested in complex investment products.

Feel free to leave some comments and share with us your thoughts on various products like derivatives and other hedging mechanisms.

Gasoline is a very common thing in everyday life

January 10th, 2010

Gasoline is a very common thing in everyday life. This morning while I was checking my Google Reader, I decided to do a search for “gas” and here was what I found.

Many personal finance blogs that I follow mention “gas” usually in the expense recap or sometimes they just mention “gas” as a topic since it does affect all people whether or not they drive cars.

The Happy Rock
Mrs. DD spent $155.83 on gasoline in December 2009.

http://www.thehappyrock.com/2010/01/10/dds-monthly-expenses-december-2009/

BBC News
Gas usage hits record.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8448670.stm

My Money Blog
Double Points on Gas (American Express Credit Card) Read the rest of this entry »

How to calculate the value of gold

December 21st, 2009

Want to estimate the value of gold?

Enter the following information and you get an estimated price.

Check this out! Read the rest of this entry »

Commodities Pricing

December 9th, 2009

The following chart shows you current prices of commodities.

It includes: Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Gasoline, Heating Oil, Gold, Silver and Copper.

In the next couple days, we will go in detail the significance of each commodity. Read the rest of this entry »

Where do you buy your gas from?

November 10th, 2009

Where do you buy your gas from?

The intention of this post is to serve as a poll.

What area do you live in and what gas station do you use?
Personally I am from the San Francisco Bay Area and my favorite gas station is Chevron. Their gasoline seems to be of better quality than other types of automobiles.

What kind of automobile do you drive?
(Not all automobiles use the same type of gasoline, so we should keep that in mind). Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. Gas Prices

November 9th, 2009

Why are you on this site?

Perhaps you want to learn more about gas prices in the United States.

Well check this out: Read the rest of this entry »

How can an MBA train you to be a better commodities trader (or whatever your job is)

October 17th, 2009

Whether you work in the commodities field or are a manager of a manufacturing company, an MBA degree may be valuable to your work. The MBA, known as the Masters of Business Administration is offered by many universities in the United States and throughout the world.

Most programs in the United States last for two years if taken full time and three to four if taken part time. Additionally, many of the programs allow you to add additional years of coursework to pair up with another graduate level discipline like law, medicine, public health or systems engineering.

What can an MBA do for you? Well, most people say it isn’t a ticket to a higher paying job, but if you apply the skills correctly, it will definitely help you go up the career ladder in your company. Read the rest of this entry »

Crude Oil Chart

October 9th, 2009

Welcome.

Thanks for visiting GasWhere.com, your source for the best news and information regarding gas prices, oil, commodities, stocks, bonds, derivatives, hedge funds, real estate – you name it.

Today, we will discuss about the most common of all commodities – crude oil. Read the rest of this entry »