How Can PumpAndSave.com Help You?

Posted by Ben

September 22, 2008

We were recently approached by a member of PumpAndSave.com to introduce to our readers the many benefits they have. While this might seem like there are a great many credit cards being pitched here, they are all in the real of saving money at the pump.

PumpandSave.com

The main “drive” of the site is to continue to provide savvy drivers with tips and financial options that have saved them thousands of dollars on gasoline. The cards they offer are looking at as they can potentially provide 3-5% off every gas purchase that you might not get elsewhere. (I would also have to recommend that the introductory time periods are kept in mind as well. Some are for 6 months and others are for a year. With any credit card, its extremely important to maintain diligence in keeping balances low and not accruing revolving debt.)

Lets take a look at their resources:

Gas Usage & Trip Calculator - Estimate your gas consumption in the coming year. This does a pretty good job of factoring miles driven as well as the exact make of your car. Let us know if you find a calculator that is more accurate.
MapQuest Local Gas Prices - Allow yourself to cruise past this before going out when you know you need to get gas. Through MapQuest you are able to nail down to the station at an intersection where the absolute cheapest gas is, within reasonable driving distances of course.

Their over all tips include, of course, a wide selection of every credit card on the market related to saving or even making money on gas. Not only in general, but for business and students as well. Keep in mind, especially students, that these cards should not be abused and cautious must be taken before you get swept up into all the perks some cards may offer. Not only because the market is in one of the scariest and steepest descents since the Great Depression, or at least 9/11, but also because the whole reason a credit card company exists is to make money. They are not interested in even money either, they are after interest. With proper management the rewards most of these offers can equate or even surpass interest charges, but only when handled delicately.