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Gas price had hiked many years ago. It’s been up and down a little, but it seems not to go back to the price from decades ago. I understand people want to complain about the price. However, complaining doesn’t lead to any solutions. If you want to save money on gas, you can do that by using one or more gas station rewards programs.

BP Driver Rewards

Earn 10 cents off per gallon for every $100 spent on BP gas
Redeeming the rewards are valid for a single use up to 20 gallons
Rewards expire 365 days after the last day of the month you earned

If you are a frequent flyer program of United Airlines, you can choose to earn rewards as miles of MileagePlus programs instead of discount on gas money. Rules as follows.

Earn 1 mile per gallon of BP gas purchase
Earn 2 miles per gallon of regular or mid-grade BP gas purchase with a debit or credit card linked with BP Driver Rewards account
Earn 3 miles per gallon of premium grade BP gas purchase with a debit or credit card linked with BP Driver Rewards account
Earn 200 bonus miles when you select MileagePlus miles as your reward type and link a debit or credit with BP Driver Rewards account
Redeem 60 miles per gallon for 50 cents off per gallon up to 20 gallons
Other benefits, expiration date, etc are subject to the rules of MileagePlus program

Sign-up is free. After the signup, you will receive a Driver Rewards loyalty card soon. But you don’t have to carry around the card and your wallet to fill up gas. It’s a trend that you can pay at the pump by using smartphones app. For BP gas stations, download and install BPme app from Google Play Store or Apple App Store.

Exxon Mobil Rewards+

Earn 3 points per gallon on gas purchase
Earn 2 points per gallon for every dollar spent in convenience store or car wash
Redeem 100 points for $1 off
Points will expire after 1 year of earning

From time to time, there are special bonus offers that accelerate your point earning. And, they have a mobile app, too. It’s called Speedpass+ app, available at Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

Shell Fuel Rewards Network

Earn 10 cents off per gallon for every $50 spent on participating restaurants, bars, and clubs
Earn 5 cents off per gallon for every $50 spent when you book flights, hotels, rental cars and vacations
Earn at least 5 cents off per gallon for every $50 spent when you shop online
Earn at least 5 cents off per gallon for every $50 spent on participating retailers
Earn rewards when you shop specially-marked items in convenience stores

Fuel Rewards Network is different from other loyalty rewards programs. You don’t earn reward by filling up gas. Instead, your everyday spending on somewhere else may be eligible for the rewards.

Fuel Rewards Network has two tiers Silver and Gold. Gold status offers 5 cents off per gallon every fill-up. To reach and maintain the Gold status, you only need to fill up gas 6 times within 3 months.

You can track rewards on a free app Fuel Rewards Network available at Google Play Store and Apple App Store

Speedway Speedy Rewards

Earn 10 points per gallon on gas purchase
Earn 20 points per dollar in convenience store, plus bonus points on specially-marked items
Earn points by shopping online
Many other ways to earn reward points
Redeem points (a minimum of 1000 points) for a variety of stuffs including a bottle of water, soda, candy, sandwich, pizza, gift cards, and XX cents off per gallon discount
Points will expire after 9 month of inactivity

Speedway Speedy Rewards is very unique. There are many ways to earn points and varieties of stuffs for redemption.

You can keep a track of rewards points on a free app called Speedway Fuel & Speedy Rewards available at Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

Conclusion

Please note that these are not the whole list of gas station rewards programs. Many rewards programs have additional ways to earn rewards such as linking grocery loyalty programs. And, they are most likely geographically limited offers. Some of them can combine earned rewards with gas stations rewards programs, and some can’t. You need to use them separately. Keep in mind that you can track rewards with a mobile app. You don’t have to carry physical loyalty cards. You will never miss an opportunity of earning rewards as long as you have a smartphone installed these apps.

Many products claim you will get better gas mileage. Some of them are additives that go into a fuel tank, and some of them are magnets that are placed on a fuel line. Unfortunately, they won’t work at all. There are no such magical items. How can you improve fuel economy then? The answer may be straightforward yet effective, and you don’t have to spend any money on it. Here are some better gas mileage tips.

Avoid Aggressive Driving

When you step on a gas pedal hard, a throttle gets wide open to let more air into the engine. At the same time, the vehicle’s computer sends signals to injectors to let out more fuel to meet the demands of the driver. Sometimes, hard acceleration is necessary, but not always, It’s a bad habit a driver speeds up to beat a yellow light just to get to the next traffic light. It’s more likely the next traffic light is just a couple of hundred yards away . What benefit is from it? Saving time? Not really! What you actually get is wasting gas and risk of accidents and speed camera or red light camera to trigger.

Drive Steadily, Avoid Speeding

Maintaining a steady speed helps the engine perform efficiently. And, don’t drive too fast because “sweet spot” for most passenger cars are between 30 to 50 mph, which is even lower than you might think.

No Unnecessary Idling

Idling doesn’t do anything but wasting gas. Unless you need to do that for warming up the engine, Just turn the key off.

Keep Your Vehicle Well-Maintained

Worn-out tires tend to use more gas than new tires because they are slippery and losing energy by slipping. Dirty air filter can’t provide enough air into the engine. That may cause a fuel-air ratio to be rich all the time and end up destroying a catalytic converter. Every component of the vehicle has to be good condition for the vehicle to perform effectively and efficiently. Ideally, they were in brand-new condition, but most of them are consumable. Thus, maintenance is important. Follow the maintenance schedule which service manuals recommend.