There are a lots of tiny, little things that you can tweak your car that will help improve gas mileage and save money on gas. The best part is, most of the ways to save money on gas and improve your gas mileage are part of routine maintenance and should be done anyway. So, if you are taking care of your car, then you are already taking step one in how to save money on gas.

Tip 1 to save money on gas.  Properly inflate your tires. You’d be surprised at how you can save gas with this one. See, the firmer your tires, the more easily they roll across the pavement. What you are doing is minimizing the resistance on the tires, and less pull means saving gas!  Inflate them to the manufacturer’s specifications which are located on the inside of the driver side door. Be sure to check your air pressure at least 1-2 times per month, or more if the weather changes temperature often.  If you are changing your oil every 3 months or 3000 miles, then you should have the oil changing guys check.  This is usually part of the service check points.

How to Save Money on Gas-  Save Money on Gas Bill

1. Walk, bike, ride the bus or join a carpool. If you can walk or bike, then in addition to saving money on gas, you will also improve your health. Imagine a benefit like that! And if you catch the bus, you can sleep, or do some reading instead of driving.

2. Reduce your commute by moving closer to work or working closer to home. This will save time as well as gas money. You may even be able to save even more gas money by becoming a one-car family.  Not everyone can do this, so don’t go quitting your job just to do this, but it can help.

3. Combine trips. If you can do several short trips in one longer trip, you will save fuel and time. Make lists to avoid having to go back. Call ahead to avoid wasted trips. We talked about this before, but one of the best ways to save gas money is to be more efficient.  What a great way to save gas.

4. Walk between stops. Once you get into town, some of your stops may be near each other. Park between some or all of them and walk.  In big cities, many people do lots of walking.  You may need to invest in a little cart to carry stuff, but again you are saving gas so it is worth it.

5. Park in the first spot you find. If you wander all over the parking lot looking for that really close parking space, you’ll use more gas. Don’t be afraid to walk a ways if it comes to that - the walk will do you good!

See the trend in how to save money on gas.   A lot of it revolves around just not being lazy!  Before you get in the car, ask yourself if you really need to go out.  You may be just fine.