You can’t escape summer! Whether you’re baking under the sun at your local pool on the weekends, or setting off on adventures with your kids during their summer break, the changing season and warmer temperatures signal that it’s summer break. Just like summer impacts basically everyone, so does the price of a gallon of gas increasing at a previously unseen rate. Even electric vehicle owners aren’t immune to the rising prices- though there’s gotta be a palpable sense of relief every time you plug your car in! The US crossed the $5 a gallon threshold a couple weeks ago and who knows where the prices are headed from here?! But we’ll talk about why gas prices are unrelenting right now, we’ll share some of our thoughts on fossil fuels in general, and then we’ll the majority of this episode talking through the many steps you can take to lessen the pain you’re experiencing at the pump.
Additional links:
- IRS – A reminder if you have a small business that the IRS has increased its mileage rate for the rest of the year.
- Apps – If you’re not already using them, the Gas Buddy and upside apps are worth looking into.
- Credit cards – To earn 5% back at the pump you’re going to have to pick up the Citi Custom Cash credit card. You can also get 5% with the Sam’s credit card, but that one effectively has an annual fee since you have to be a Sam’s member. Head here to start earning 5% back at the pump, without paying an annual fee!
- Car wrapping – Wrapify and Carvertise are the legit companies we know about.
- EVs – While we think that EVs are the future, they do have their tradeoffs.
- Credit Card Tool – Looking for the right credit card for you? Then check out our new credit card tool that’ll help you to easily filter through all the cards based on your preferred airline, whether or not they have an annual fee, or simply by the cash back offer! Just toggle the sliders and you’ll know which card to consider.
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