By Canney Savanney Do you ever get the feeling that you are just guzzling away your money at the gas pumps? With the way that gas prices keep fluctuating from week to week it is enough to drive anyone insane. How is someone supposed to plan their budget out if prices keep changing constantly? Fe...

By Canney Savanney

Do you ever get the feeling that you are just guzzling away your money at the gas pumps? With the way that gas prices keep fluctuating from week to week it is enough to drive anyone insane. How is someone supposed to plan their budget out if prices keep changing constantly? Fear not, here are three ways to save money the next time you need to fill up your tank.

1) Use Your Tops Bonus Card

Don’t be so quick to throw out your receipt after you are done buying your groceries from Tops. You could be throwing away actual savings. Next time you receive your receipt from the cashier be sure to look it over thoroughly. Sometimes depending on how often you shop at Tops you receive a certain number of cents off at the gas pump. You can even receive a certain amount off like up to 10 cents per gallon or more!

2) Check out the app Gas Buddy

Gas Buddy has some amazing features to it. If you are driving in an unfamiliar area it will help you find the nearest gas stations to your location while also listing their current gas and diesel prices. Not only that, but if you connect your credit card to the app you can save even more at the pumps. Filling up your tank for the first time with your linked card you will save 15 cents per gallon at the pumps and then 5 cents per gallon on all future fill ups. If you need to track mileage for work the app can tell when you are driving and logs it for you.

3) Keep an eye out for Sale Days

There are a number of local gas stations that have sale days. If you fill up at the Sunoco on Maple and N. Forest in Amherst, then you might be aware that they have a sign that reads “Gas Sale” for Thursdays and Sundays with a savings of 5 cents per gallon. It pays to pay attention to your local gas stations to see if they offer any sale days at the pump. Next time you are driving by make sure you keep an eye out, or just view your Gas Buddy app and let it do the work for you! Savings are constantly surrounding us. You just have to know when and where to look.

Stay tuned for more helpful advice from your local savvy shopper!