http://www.paidtwice.com/2008/06/28/my-gasoline-budget-is-always-in-the-red/#comment-34072 Mrs. Accountability Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:22:30 +0000 http://www.paidtwice.com/2008/06/28/my-gasoline-budget-is-always-in-the-red/#comment-34072 The most frugal driver I know of is my boss, and she lives 31 miles from our job. She works at home Monday and Friday, and is in the office Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. On her trip home on Thursday night she stops at all the stores which are right along the way and does her grocery shopping and errand running. Then her car sits in the driveway until the next Tuesday. I've tried hypermiling but apparently I've been doing everything right all along because my mileage doesn't increase from one tank to the next. I've been unintentionally grating on other driver's nerves for years because I don't floor my vehicle when the light turns green and get going from 0 to 50 in 2 seconds. Unfortunately, most of my 48 mile trip to work is on the highway with posted speeds of 65mph, so I'm unable to reap the benefits of going slower to save gas. Most folks are driving 80mph and it feels like my life is in danger keeping my vehicle at 65mph. I did change my hours from 7am-3:30pm to 6am-2:30pm because it's a straight shot to work at the earlier hour rather than the later time where there is an additional half hour of sitting idling in traffic. The most frugal driver I know of is my boss, and she lives 31 miles from our job. She works at home Monday and Friday, and is in the office Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. On her trip home on Thursday night she stops at all the stores which are right along the way and does her grocery shopping and errand running. Then her car sits in the driveway until the next Tuesday. I’ve tried hypermiling but apparently I’ve been doing everything right all along because my mileage doesn’t increase from one tank to the next. I’ve been unintentionally grating on other driver’s nerves for years because I don’t floor my vehicle when the light turns green and get going from 0 to 50 in 2 seconds. Unfortunately, most of my 48 mile trip to work is on the highway with posted speeds of 65mph, so I’m unable to reap the benefits of going slower to save gas. Most folks are driving 80mph and it feels like my life is in danger keeping my vehicle at 65mph. I did change my hours from 7am-3:30pm to 6am-2:30pm because it’s a straight shot to work at the earlier hour rather than the later time where there is an additional half hour of sitting idling in traffic.

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