How to find

Welcome aboard! Its time for the Internet Research Geek to get started! I won’t bore you with talk about me, you can go over to the “About” page for that. This site is dedicated to helping you find what you need when you need it, quickly.

In light of our current gas prices, I’m going to kick things off there. Following are the top sites to help you find cheap gas in your area. Each one of these sites has its own spin.

Before you gas up, make sure you know whether the price on the pump is for credit and cash, or whether it’s for cash only. I’ve noticed an increase in the number of stations that are reeling you in with a great price only to find tiny print stating that the price is for cash only. My kids smell cash so I tend not to carry enough to pay for a full tank of gas.

http://www.gasbuddy.com/

This site is searchable by zip code and lists the lowest regular gas prices in the last 48 hours. Gives the option to get receive the info by computer, cell phone text message or from your phone browser.

http://gasprices.mapquest.com/

Gas prices are plotted on a map near the address you enter. I like this one because it allows me to see the gas prices on the map and I can plan my trips accordingly.

http://www.altfuelprices.com/

For those of you that are a step ahead and using alternative fuel, this one is for you. From electric to hydrogen, you’ll find stations with the lowest prices around the nation.

http://www.motortrend.com/gas_prices/index.html

No fuss, no muss, no bother. A simple site, searchable by zip code.

http://www.petrolprices.com/

For my friends in the UK, another simple site. They are currently undergoing maintenance but will be up shortly.

If you want to search for more sites on your own, you can use this search string in Google: ~cheap gas prices

(The tilde, aka “squiggly mark” tells Google to search for words that mean the same as “cheap. “

If that doesn’t do it, try the search engine “Clusty” at http://clusty.com/ I hate the name but love the results. Clusty groups your search results into categories which make it much easier to find what you’re looking for.

Remember to keep those tires inflated, slow down, don’t use the air conditioning unless you have to, and keep up on your oil changes, these are simple things to improve your gas mileage! What else are you doing to cut down your fuel expenses? Has anyone started to carpool or use mass transit?