Author : Scott Siegel
If you know the smart way to purchase your gas you can
save a considerable amount of money. The following
strategies could save you 4 percent, 5 percent, 10 percent
or even 14 percent of your gas costs.In this article you will learn the secret to using two
strategies that together should provide you with a
significant discount on your gas costs.There are a number of alternatives that will result in
savings. Among the best is the use of credit cards that
offer rebates. By using the right cards you can lower
your costs without having to change your driving habits or
do any special maintanance on your car.Many gas companies offer credit cards that pay rebates on
gas purchases. The typical card will rebate you 10% on
your gas purchases for the first two or three months and
then rebate you 5% on your gas purchases thereafter.For example currently Hess Oil has a credit card that will
pay 10% for the first 60 days for Hess gas purchases and
5% for Hess gas purchases after 60 days.Marathon Oil has the same 10% for 60 days 5% thereafter
program. Speedway has an 8% for 60 days and 4% thereafter
credit card program. All these cards also offer 1% rebates
on other purchases and can be used anywhere Visa or
MasterCard is accepted.The examples just listed are issued by gas companies.
There are also general market credit cards that will
provide you with a discounts off your gas costs.Many credit card companies offer cards that have special
rebate amounts for gasoline. For example: currently
Discover Card is issuing a Discover Gas Card that will
give you back a rebate of 5 per cent of the gas you
purchase with the opportunity to increase it to 10 per
cent at selected retailers. It also gives you a 1 per
cent rebate on other purchases.Another example: Chase has a gas MasterCard that will give
you a rebate of 5% for gas purchases and 2% for purchases
everywhere else.The advantage to using a general market card as opposed to
a gas credit card is that you can use the general market
credit card to buy gas at any station and get the high
rebate. The gas company card only pays you the high
rebate at the gas company's own stations.On the other hand the gas company credit card will
generally pay you a premium of 10 percent or 8 percent for
the first 60 days where the general market card may not.That is the main strategy for getting a discount of
anywhere from 4 percent up to 10 percent. Certainly any
rebate is welcome in light of the cost of gasoline. 4% is
good and 10% is even better. But there may be a way to cut
your cost of gas even more. Maybe even to 14%.Here's how. Many gas companies offer pre paid gas cards
or gas gift cards. In many cases these prepaid cards will
offer a bonus or discount. For example in some cases you
can purchase a $50 gas card for $48.That means you pay $48 for the card but the card allows
you to buy $50 worth of gas. That is the same as getting
a 4% discount. In most cases you must buy these prepaid
cards at the gas outlet.Now here is where the extra savings comes in. If you
purchase the prepaid card using the gas company credit
card during the initial period when you are getting a 10%
rebate you will get a 10% rebate on the prepaid card.Then if you are buying a prepaid card that gives you a 4%
discount, the $50 dollar card for $48 cost, you are
compounding your savings.You are getting a 10% savings on the rebate and you are
getting a 4% savings on the prepaid card. In total you are
getting a 14% savings!Scott Siegel is the author of "Beat The Gas Pump!"
If you are tired of high gas prices. Learn how to take your money out of your gas tank and put it back in your pocket go to:
http://www.beatthegaspump.com
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