Be Roadtrip Ready With These Great Online Tools

Just in time for Spring Break, let me take you on a scenic cruise. Let's say you're planning to take a quick trip, and you're not sure if you should fly or drive. You think driving would be cheaper, but you're just not sure. A 5-hour jaunt could lead you through some unknown territory, and the price of gas could really cut into your hotel budget. Next thing you know, you're on the edge of town with some buzzing neon for a nightlight and a curler-bedecked smoker named Madge handing you a greasy key.

Take heart, wary Traveler, and check out the tool below. You can bookmark this National Gas Price Chart on SectorMatic's Auto page at www.SectorMatic.com/Auto.html. (A sample chart is given here, and much more detailed information is available on SectorMatic.) Now you can keep on an eye on local gas prices, wherever you're headed.

Or maybe you're wondering about the price of a barrel of oil. Here's a chart for you to keep up with the cost of crude. You might have noticed that the price of gas doesn't necessarily follow the cost of a barrel of oil. Were you paying attention last summer? (Oh, jeez, who wasn't all too aware of the price of a barrel of oil?) At one point a barrel of crude was about a hundred bucks more on the U.S. market than it is right now. And that's got to have an impact on your penny jar. Some people even moved to be closer to their jobs - it was cheaper than commuting. But that's why you've got me hanging around, to help out with stuff like this.

Finally, did you know you can lock in the cost of gas? That's right, you can buy gas at today's prices for tomorrow's driving. Check out the membership site at www.MyGallons.com. Now, it does cost a little up front, but it looks like you can save some o' the green with it. I don't know how they figure this stuff, but they say you if you drive 15,000 miles at 20 miles per gallon, you can save $530. I don't know about you, but if you're driving 15,000 miles, saving money is not your biggest problem. You're going to need an awful lot of coffee! That's gotta be some road trip... Hey, it's your dime, pal. It's up to you what you do with it.

HAVE A NICE TRIP!


For more driving tips, check out the Auto Sector at SectorMatic Money Site - it's for you!

Until next time,

Jack Schmidt
Spokesman

SectorMatic Money Site
Everything for the Big Spender on a Budget
www.SectorMatic.com

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