Secrets to saving cash on all your car expenses!

It’s not your imagination: Your vehicle really is costing you a lot more to use—and it’s not just gas prices! The good news? You can cut costs by more than $1,000 this year! Here’s how…

- Gabrielle Lichterman

Pay less for gas with this

You may know that warehouse club gas stations have lower prices than competing stations. But they’re not the only ones: Kroger gives loyalty card holders 10 cents off per gallon of gas for every $100 you spend at the grocery store (Kroger.com/d/fuelpoints-program). And Giant Eagle offers Advantage Card holders who sign up for the free AdvantagePay program 5 to 30 cents off per gallon at GetGo stations (GiantEagle.com/save/ giant-eagle-advantage-card).

Many gas stations also offer loyalty member discounts: Shell offers Fuel Reward members 5 cents off per gallon, which can be combined with rewards from shopping and dining out, boosting potential savings to 10 cents a gallon (FuelRewards. com/gold). And Speedway’s Speedy Rewards members earn points from gas and other purchases redeemable for 10 to 50 cents off per gallon (Speedway.com/ speedy-rewards).