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It gives tips on how to drive more efficiently and how to increase your gas mileage... and, with gasoline prices at a record high...this is something we all need. Speaking of prices...it also helps you find the lowest gas prices state by state, county by county, and city by city. You just click on your state...and it gives you a list of resources to choose from where you can search for gas prices in your area. Other sections of fueleconomy.gov offer safety information for new and used cars....as well as great information about saving money through federal tax incentives on your purchase of a new hybrid or alternative fuel vehicles. If you have one of these vehicles and you're about to file your taxes...you need to check out this web site for sure.
This web site also goes along with travel...but in this case...air travel. it's called yapta.com. Time magazine named this one of the 50 best web sites of 2007. It also made Travel and Leisure's list of top 25 web sites of last year. Here's what yapta-dot-com can do for you...it allows you to comparison shop for the best fares on airline and travel sites. You tag the flights from your favorite airline and travel sites...and yapta tracks the prices for you. when the prices drop...it sends you email alert. I didn't know this, but the average ticket price fluctuates by 400%...so, yapta is really helpful because it notifies you when the prices drop...giving you the chance to get the best deal. Also, when the price drops below what you paid for a ticket, yapta helps you get a voucher or refund from the airline. You can download yapta for free...just go to www.yapta.com.
This web site scours the web for the best bargains, coupons, and free offers, from garden supplies and beauty products...to movies and computers. You can actually get on this web site and print off coupons for some of your favorite stores. We found coupons to Bed, Bath & Beyond, J. Crew, American Eagle, and Linens N Things. There are some really good coupons on this web site...you just click on the icon and print them off on your home computer. Bargainist.com also has great money saving tips...like how to be frugal without being cheap...and making homemade family meals for under 10 bucks. Oh, there's also a "stores section" that reveals bargain links to over 50 retailers and online stores.
I hope you like these sites!! We'll share a new list next month!
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