Long Trip Considerations

cruising spud wrote:
traveling is not cheap. The cost of gas is a killer. Prices are all over the places. What we discovered-Costco and Safeway (a grocery store that, in many states, sold gas) had the best prices for gas. You need a Costco membership to pump Costco gas, but anyone can use Safeway. I also downloaded Gas Buddy, an app that was a bit of a help locating cheaper gas prices.

The Kroger family of grocery stores (Kroger, Smiths, Frys, Dillions, City Market, Fred Meyer and others) have a rewards card that builds discounts on fuel based on store purchases. The card works at any/all brands of their stores. There is also often a 3 cent per gallon discount on any fuel purchase regardless of reward points. The Kroger savings can be had even when using a credit card that will give 5% cashback on fuel purchases all the time or at selected times.