Half Price Gas
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:09 pm
As gas prices soar around the country, I figured out a "system" for buying my gas at a cheaper price.
Yesterday, I went to fill my car. I pay cash, so here in FLA, you have to prepay. I gave the clerk $40, hoping it was enough. My tank was full at $38.
FLA has scratch-off lottery tickets, which I never play. This time, instead of taking my $2 change in cash, I bought a $2 scratch-off. Did the scratching, and won $4. I traded that for two $2 tickets. One was a loser, but the other one was a $20 winner. I cashed that, and took the $20.
So, after giving the clerk my initial $40 for gas, I got $20 of it back, along with my full tank of gas. I now have a streak of One using this system, and I plan to use it next time that I buy gas at these crazy prices. I hope that I have a Lucky Larry-type of streak (or was it his wife?), and this continues for a few months.
If you would like to use my "system", feel free - no charge.
Yesterday, I went to fill my car. I pay cash, so here in FLA, you have to prepay. I gave the clerk $40, hoping it was enough. My tank was full at $38.
FLA has scratch-off lottery tickets, which I never play. This time, instead of taking my $2 change in cash, I bought a $2 scratch-off. Did the scratching, and won $4. I traded that for two $2 tickets. One was a loser, but the other one was a $20 winner. I cashed that, and took the $20.
So, after giving the clerk my initial $40 for gas, I got $20 of it back, along with my full tank of gas. I now have a streak of One using this system, and I plan to use it next time that I buy gas at these crazy prices. I hope that I have a Lucky Larry-type of streak (or was it his wife?), and this continues for a few months.
If you would like to use my "system", feel free - no charge.