Day 2 of the Money Saving Marathon has started, and I already brewed my own coffee and I’m ready for the second goal, driving less and saving money I pay on fuel.

In the last years, people have started taking fuel costs more seriously, and not taking it for granted anymore. Buying cars that consume less gasoline is one way of saving money here, but you can also use shortcuts.

For example, if you make your shopping when you return from work, and have a favorite supermarket that you visit, and it’s not on your regular route, then try and find something that doesn’t need extra driving. Check the magazines or fuel stations on your regular route and see if they don’t offer the same things. Whenever you need something that they have, go to the nearest shop.

Also, use a GPS or check yourself how long each route takes you and how much fuel you use. If you can use shortcuts then you’re saving money. Change your habits when it comes to driving and it will add money in your pocket.

For example, if you do all your shopping only once a week instead of every 2 days, and you use shortcuts on your regular routes, you might use one less full tank of gas every year or even more. It might be only couple hundred dollars but with the rising fuel costs this will mean more and more as time goes by.

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