When you compare our local gas prices to others, you may not feel so bad! You may think $3.
50 a gallon is high but many places are well over that $4 mark already and that isn't good.
Of course it leaves us with a bleak outlook of what we will be paying very soon for it.
Even saving a few cents a gallon is very important when you start to crunch the numbers.
What can really be frustrating is when you fill up close to home and then drive to work.
On the way you discover gas it $.
10 cheaper per gallon at other locations.
There is a very easy solution to this though.
There are several great websites you can log into and find out the current gas prices locally.
These websites are set up very well so you can get the information you are after very quickly.
Click on the state you want and then select the county you live in.
If you plan to travel out of town, you can also map where you should fuel up at.
This can help you to save a great deal of money over the course of your travels.
If you are going on a long road trip, you don't want to find you have miscalculated the amount you need for gas by hundreds of dollars.
Have you ever wondered why local gas prices are so close to each other? They keep an eye on the competition.
It isn't uncommon for places that offer such services to send someone out daily to survey the prices around the area.
This way they can even offer a few cents lower to entice customers to get gas there.
They know it is very likely they will buy other items while they are there as well.
Your local gas prices may not be as bad as others around the country, but it is very likely they are high enough to put a crunch on your budget.
Finding out where the best gas prices are in your area is a great way to save some money.
If you will be going that direction anyway then you may as well take advantage of the savings.
All consumers are in for a struggle as gas prices continue to climb.
So you have to be a smart shopper for it now more than ever.