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Find the best gas prices with free GasBuddy app

ajc -- Gas prices: ugh.

If, like most Americans, you drive to work, you've no doubt felt the pinch at the pump.

I don't know about you, but it pains me deeply to put $50, $60, even $70 into my gas tank every week. (And my wife fills up even more often.)

Needless to say, you should always look for the station with the cheapest gas.

Even if you save only 10 or 20 cents per gallon every time you fill up, it adds up.

Ah, but how can you make sure you're getting the best price? Maybe there's a station just around the corner that costs 15 cents less?

There's an app for that: GasBuddy. Available free for Android, BlackBerry, iOS, and Windows Phone, GasBuddy shows you the nearest gas stations and their current prices.

Just tap Find Gas Near Me, and the app lists every station in the

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Submitted Jan 26, 2013 By: aservant

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,623 Points:1,609,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 6:00:17 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse I guess ya need to make more advertising for GB here? Like preaching to the converts?
52MPG Champion Author Dayton Posts:7,262 Points:1,741,705 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Jan 27, 2013 11:01:06 AM Ignore 52MPG Report Abuse "Given the way gas prices fluctuate, and how different they can be from one station to another, it's almost crazy not to use GasBuddy." How true.
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tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:33,011 Points:2,345,510 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Jan 27, 2013 8:19:39 AM Ignore tomok Report Abuse Find the best gas prices with free GasBuddy app! Plan your trips and look for the best gas prices in your area before leaving home. Use the App and update gas prices you come across during your travels while stopped off the road, if no smartphone is available - update prices as soon as you get home. Vehicle manufactures Produce and the population ‘Drives’ vehicles with high MPG, are very safe, reliable, have a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. The price of fuel at the pump is too high! XII/XXII/MMXII! - The Day After......
CCLighthouse Champion Author Hartford Posts:1,003 Points:213,030 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Jan 27, 2013 1:03:43 AM Ignore CCLighthouse Report Abuse I live soo far away from work I have my gas stops mapped out before I leave.
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