I now buy my gas exclusively from Costco. It may not necessarily be absolute rock bottom, but it's dependably lower than most other name-brand stations in my east San Francisco Bay area. On Sunday, only four competitors had a 1- to 15-cents per gallon lower price, while 30 others charged 2 to 32 cents a gallon more than the $4.39 I paid, according to the AAA Gas Price Finder. Gas in California is already more expensive than in much of the country. The peak I've paid was $4.50.
We're taking the advice from my Cut Your Spending by $500 per Month report and repurposing leftovers better. Also stocking up on sale items. Major coup recently: I bought four 30-ounce jars of Best Foods mayonnaise at two for $5. Regular price is about $4.99 each, and it's not always on sale when we run out.
We also buy cat food in 48-can cases and have re-assigned our two cats to "outdoor" instead of "indoor" status, saving us a fortune in cat litter. —Jeff Blyskal, senior editor
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