Savings Sunday- Saving on Gas While Buying Groceries

Nov 09, 2008 No Comments by Monica Disclosure

Now that the price of gas has started dropping, we’re all pretty relieved that our commute isn’t dipping so far into our wallets. But did you know, there’s a way to save even more while buying the groceries you already need?Â Here in the Sacramento area, there are two stores that I know of that participate in this type of promotion. Raley’s/Bel Air and Safeway.Â

At Raley’s/Bel Air, if you spend $50 in groceries, you will receive a 10Â¢ off per gallon coupon, and with $100 in groceries, you will receive a 25Â¢ off per gallon coupon. We do a lot of our grocery shopping there, so it’s handy for us! Safeway gives a 10Â¢ off per gallon coupon when you spend $50 in groceries, and if you use your Safeway club card, you can also get other discounts off of gas.Â

You do have to be careful though. You don’t want to buy groceries just for the sake of getting that coupon! If your grocery bill only comes up to $35, you don’t want to run around grabbing random items just so you can make it to $50 and get that 10Â¢ off coupon! You won’t be saving any money! Also make sure that you do some shopping around on groceries! I’ve found Bel Air and Safeway to be fairly comparable on grocery prices on some items, less or more expensive on others… Also compare the prices of gas in the area! Sam’s Club and Costco tend to be about 10-12Â¢ cheaper than Bel Air without the coupon, but you have to be a member to use those gas pumps. Arco AM/PM are usually cheaper too, but if you pay with am ATM card, they charge you an extra 40Â¢ surcharge to fill up.Â

The savings aren’t HUGE, but when you add it all up over time, it does help out! Here’s a break down!Â

25Â¢ off per gallon, with 18 gallons of gas purchase would save you $4.50 and if you fill up your gas tank every 2 weeks, that’s a yearly savings of approximately $117.

10Â¢ off per gallon with 18 gallons of gas purchase would save you $1.80 and if you fill up your tank every 2 weeks, that’s a yearly savings of almost $50.Â

Just a little bit of your Sunday Savings!

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Monica Brady, is the Owner, Author and Chief Mom Blogger of Mommy Brain Reports and her personal blog, Mommy Brain Life. She has been married to her high school sweetheart for over 12 years, and is a work at home mother to her beautiful identical twin girls, Alexandra and Victoria. They recently moved cross country from California to coastal North Carolina, and are loving exploring their new home. When she's not spending time with her girls, she's either working on her blog writing up reviews on some really cool products, working on giveaway posts, participating in events with her sponsors, or doing her work as a Social Media Consultant. Monica has had the opportunities to participate in some amazing campaigns with some amazing brands, and loves the relationships she's developed with each one of them.