SkwerI
Treehouser
First, I'm hoping this doesn't turn into a political discussion of oil markets. Just keeping it on a personal, local level on how I'm dealing with fuel costs. Today I bought a $35 Sam's Club membership for the sole purpose of being able to save 6-10 cents per gallon on diesel. There's a Sam's Club less than a mile from me and they recently put in fuel pumps. They are 6 cents cheaper than my usual place, which is one of the cheapest in town and they are 10 cents cheaper than the Mobil a block down the street.
Now I average about 50 gallons of diesel per week (or at least I did in my old truck) and I fill up my pickup about 2x-3x per month. My savings of .06 on diesel works out to $144 per year. My savings on gas is about $36. So my fuel savings will more than pay for the card, not counting the ability to shop at the store for other stuff. At first I dismissed the idea of paying for a membership in order to 'save money' on stuff. I've been burned on these type of programs before so I generally tend to avoid them. But I ran the numbers and the savings is substantial enough to justify the expense.
I've also been told that I can fill up with no preset limit on the pump (usually $75 at most places). I'll find out if that is true next week when I fuel up the big truck. With 100 gallon capacity, it's a PITA only getting 18-20 gallons at a time when you pay at the pump and I'm not keen on walking inside (twice) and leaving my credit card with the zit faced kid behind the register at the 7-11. If you try to use your card twice at the pump to get more than $75, it tells you to 'see the clerk inside'.
If diesel stays at or above $4 per gallon, I may implement a fuel surcharge. Or else just raise my rates by $5 per hour. Fuel is my single biggest monthly expense except for my truck payment.
Now I average about 50 gallons of diesel per week (or at least I did in my old truck) and I fill up my pickup about 2x-3x per month. My savings of .06 on diesel works out to $144 per year. My savings on gas is about $36. So my fuel savings will more than pay for the card, not counting the ability to shop at the store for other stuff. At first I dismissed the idea of paying for a membership in order to 'save money' on stuff. I've been burned on these type of programs before so I generally tend to avoid them. But I ran the numbers and the savings is substantial enough to justify the expense.
I've also been told that I can fill up with no preset limit on the pump (usually $75 at most places). I'll find out if that is true next week when I fuel up the big truck. With 100 gallon capacity, it's a PITA only getting 18-20 gallons at a time when you pay at the pump and I'm not keen on walking inside (twice) and leaving my credit card with the zit faced kid behind the register at the 7-11. If you try to use your card twice at the pump to get more than $75, it tells you to 'see the clerk inside'.
If diesel stays at or above $4 per gallon, I may implement a fuel surcharge. Or else just raise my rates by $5 per hour. Fuel is my single biggest monthly expense except for my truck payment.
or id fill all my trucks on 1 pump 
sure they are not filling up their own trucks at the same time?
