I joined
Joe Sangl this weekend on his crusade to help people with their finances. It really is fun to watch people realize that they can win with money after years of not understanding how to control their spending.There was one uncomfortable moment when we went to fill up for gas. Joe drove right by the Race Way gas station and went to Shell instead and it was 2 cents more per gallon. He actually drove an extra 100 yard to get fuel at a higher priced gas station. Why? Because he didn’t like filling up next to the tanker truck that was refueling the stations gas tanks. He thought it might blow up or something. While this irrational fear cost him around 40 cents his next gas infraction came very quickly. After the tank was full, Joe didn’t turn the pump off and squeeze the trigger to allow the excess to drip into the tank. I was mortified!! I see this as the same as not picking up a penny as you pass it by on the street. Joe quickly called me a saving freak, we laughed and were on our way. I really do these things on a regular basis and though Joe doesn’t pinch the penny like I do he is pretty frugal on most things.
Joe is an excellent speaker and the tools on his web page are probably the best personal finance tools I have run across. If you want to have him come to your business, church, etc. you can contact him here.
December 12th, 2007 at 01:33 pm 1197466398
THAT was a wise move. Don't ever fill up whole the tanker truck is refueling. Why? Because sediment in the storage tanks are being stirred up and that can move into YOUR gas tank while you're pumping gas.
December 17th, 2007 at 01:47 pm 1197899260