Saving Money While Camping
Fuel
Plan, Plan, Plan-Plan your journey and your fuel stops! By planning ahead you will not be stuck trying to navigate into a gas station that was made for SMART CARS or paying a higher than normal cost per gallon.
Look at your typical journey's and find the gas station brand (Flying J, BP, Loves, TA Travel America) and see if they offer some sort of frequent customer discount. Currently we have the RV Plus Card through Flying J and they offer:
- $.10 off each gallon of bulk propane at Pilot Flying J
- ½ off RV dumping fee at Pilot Flying J.
- Exclusive coupons and special deals from Pilot Flying J.
- Discounts of at least $.04 off every gallon of gas and $.06 off every gallon of diesel in the United States.
- Discounts of at least $.01 off every liter of gas and $.01 off every liter of diesel in Canada.
https://www.rvpluscard.com/ProgramDetails
Love's Travel Stops-reward you with points based upon the number of gallons of fuel that you purchase in a month. Those points can be redeemed as cash
http://mylovesstores.com/LoyaltyFAQ
Travel Centers of America-reward you with points based upon the number of gallons of fuel that you purchase.
http://www.ta-petro.com/ultraone
Credit Cards
There are many credit cards that reward you with cash back based upon gallons of fuel purchased. Just google fuel credit card. My advice, if this is your route, buy the gas and pay it off prior to the statement due date so you do not wind up paying more per gallon due to interest and other fees.
Here is a link from Nerd Wallet
https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/top-credit-cards/nerdwallets-best-gas-cards/
Club Stores (Costco, BJ's & Sam's Clubs)
If you are a member, typically these locations are the cheapest game in town. Our local Costco is located in a county with a lower gas tax than where I live that coupled with the fact that they are typically 3-4 cents cheaper per gallon than the local stations which means I typically pay 10-11 cents less by driving to Costco
http://www.costco.com/gasoline.html
http://www.bjs.com
http://www.samsclub.com/sams/pagedetails/content.jsp?pageName=fuelCenter
Long story short in order to save a few cents at the pump and a few dollars in the long run you will have to plan plan plan your journey and plan your fuel stops.
Love's Travel Stops-reward you with points based upon the number of gallons of fuel that you purchase in a month. Those points can be redeemed as cash
http://mylovesstores.com/LoyaltyFAQ
Travel Centers of America-reward you with points based upon the number of gallons of fuel that you purchase.
http://www.ta-petro.com/ultraone
Credit Cards
There are many credit cards that reward you with cash back based upon gallons of fuel purchased. Just google fuel credit card. My advice, if this is your route, buy the gas and pay it off prior to the statement due date so you do not wind up paying more per gallon due to interest and other fees.
Here is a link from Nerd Wallet
https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/top-credit-cards/nerdwallets-best-gas-cards/
Club Stores (Costco, BJ's & Sam's Clubs)
If you are a member, typically these locations are the cheapest game in town. Our local Costco is located in a county with a lower gas tax than where I live that coupled with the fact that they are typically 3-4 cents cheaper per gallon than the local stations which means I typically pay 10-11 cents less by driving to Costco
http://www.costco.com/gasoline.html
http://www.bjs.com
http://www.samsclub.com/sams/pagedetails/content.jsp?pageName=fuelCenter
Long story short in order to save a few cents at the pump and a few dollars in the long run you will have to plan plan plan your journey and plan your fuel stops.
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