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• The proof is in the better gas mileage

  Posted Jun 17 2008, 06:51 PM by Karen Datko
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  Nickel at FiveCentNickel altered his driving methods a bit and improved his gas mileage by 15%. Not impressed? That amounted to a savings of a little over 52 cents a gallon.

  Still not impressed? This savvy personal-finance blogger paid with a cash rewards credit card that gives him a 5% discount on gas. "Thus, my base price was really $4.019 - 5% = $3.82. The 15% mileage boost then takes that down to the equivalent of $3.32 a gallon." When was the last time you paid that for gas?   Read More...

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• More thoughts on saving money and the planet

  Posted Oct 16 2007, 11:40 AM by Karen Datko
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  Personal finance bloggers made impressive contributions to Monday's Blog Action Day on behalf of the planet, so we thought we'd recap a few more. Brip Blap has more time to read the latest Harry Potter book since he started taking a bus to the train station and leaving the car at home. He's saving time and money, and wonders, "Why are people so unwilling to give up their cars in this country?" Blogger Dumb Little Man spent hours on the computer researching ways to recycle all kinds of stuff we normally throw away. Electronic devices, foam packaging, eye glasses, shoes, carpeting and drywall are on his list. The Silicon Valley Blogger offered 10 tips , including going paperless and buying used, rather than new. Another topic for bloggers: "green" credit cards .
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