Ms. Brewer – example essay(revision)
English 101- 5:30
26 September 2012
Tips of Saving That Dollar Ever need to save money for something that was important? Some tips about saving money can help. Americans are looking for tips to save every penny they can, such as saving money on gas, groceries, and utility bills. Saving money on gas is probably one of Americans’ largest complaints, since gasoline has hit record highs, around four dollars. Along with high gas prices, groceries are going up too. Delivery costs and fuel prices forces companies to charge higher prices to the consumer to cover costs. Utility bills are another issue. Utility companies increase rates and mostly in the summer and winter months when power is being used most. Saving money can always help, and these tips will teach a person the right way. Everyday gas prices seem to get higher and higher. Americans complain about these prices. Many tips on conserving fuel and saving money while doing it are everywhere. Just by filling up the gas tank on a Wednesday night or early Thursday money can save up to five dollars a week. Most station owners change their prices in anticipation of the weekend traffic. A simple but often overlooked tip is to keep the tires properly inflated and aligned. Driving slower and smarter can save up to twenty five cents a gallon. For every five miles per hour that some drives over sixty miles per hour it costs an additional twenty-four cents a mile, so driving seventy miles per an hour will csst fifty more cents a gallon. Saving on groceries can help consumers more than they think. The couponing craze has swept the nation. Thousands of consumers are now using coupons. Serious coupon users can save hundreds in just one visit. People who buy in bulk often save money because larger items tend to have smaller unit prices over smaller sized products. Buying the generic brand, which is usually twice the size of name brand and tastes just as good can