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? (more…)

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. (more…)

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) (more…)

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). (more…)