Got gas? 7 gas-saving driving tips

Got gas? 7 gas-saving driving tips

Ten four, back door. Put the pedal to the metal and let it roar.

~ Cledus Maggart and the Citizen’s Band

Not so much anymore — gas is too expensive. Today we are looking for ways to save money at the pump and modifying our driving habits may help. Why? Good driving habits typically translate into more efficient fuel consumption. But did you know you can potentially boost the overall fuel efficiency of your car as much as 30 percent?¹Here’s some how-to tips: 

• Perform routine maintenance — Stay on schedule with oil and filter changes and tune-ups. Your car needs the right proportions of air and fuel to run efficiently.
• Monitor tire pressure — Not only are they dangerous but under inflated tires tend to decrease mileage.
• Combine short trips — Warm engines run more efficiently than cold ones so combining short errands into one trip may save gas and time.
• Avoid aggressive driving — “Jack-rabbit” starts and hard braking can increase fuel consumption by as much as 40 percent and reduce travel time by only four percent.¹ Not a good trade-off.
• Drive at moderate speeds — Stay at or under the speed limit and drive at a consistent rate of speed. Try to use cruise control on long trips.
• Travel light — Extra weight in the car creates a drag on the engine and consumes extra gas.
• Avoid excess idling — Idling uses a surprising amount of fuel — more than restarting the engine.
• Ride share — When possible, car pool with others to save fuel.
• Walk more, drive less — Approximately 50 percent of car use is for trips within 3 miles of the home so consider biking instead for some of these short hops.¹ Or drive to a central location and walk to all of your errands. You’ll be saving fuel, reducing pollution, and perhaps skip a trip to the gym.

Bottom line: Slowing down is the easiest way to cut your fuel bill, and coupled with some of the simple gas-saving tips above you could potentially save hundreds of dollars and reduce gas emissions and other pollutants. Slow down.

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WJH?? 1-28-13

WJH?? 1-28-13

Every Monday we will be posting a WHAT JUST HAPPENED (WJH) post. 
This is for the sole purpose of making you smile. May be for some exposure as a great insurance agent too. Here goes...

A few weeks back I left the office for a meeting at a clients house to talk about life insurance. This was a wonderful family, very warm, In the room was grandma, mom, son, and myself. The young man (7) was severely autistic, he played with my phone, laptop, and anything he could get his hands on. I was pre-warned of that. What I was NOT pre-warned about was this...
He has a hair fetish...

As I sat there he came up to me and tapped me on the head. Tuan's #1 rule for keeping me smiling... DON'T TOUCH MY HAIR!!! I mean hey I use gel and work hard to keep my ugly mug handsome. But this little dude has autism so I smiled and kept on keeping on. He came over for another tap, but this time he tapped his head too. Cute, he is African American and noticed a difference between his hair and mine, CUTE. 
Here is the WJH moment... 

He decides to come in for a hug, cool I'm a hugger. But as he came in for the hug he lunged up towards my head mouth open. For about 3 seconds I thought to myself  "OH NO!!! I'm about to get bitten!!!". Instead of biting me he bit one of my spikes and ripped it out. RIPPED IT OUT!!! It hurt like none other and for the a few seconds, and  I thought that I had been bitten due to the pain felt and stars seen.

As I'm recovering, I see mom and grams rolling in laughter. "He has a BIT of a hair fetish" A FREAKING HAIR FETISH!!! They had just sicked their serial hair ripper son me and found it wonderfully funny. Post bite the young man rubbed his tongue signalling that my hair was gross tasting.... Ah the pleasantly disgusting taste of hair gel. 8) 

To answer your question, yes I closed the sale they invested in a 20 year Term Life pollicy.

 Any who... Beat that!!! Let's hear your WJH moments.

-Tuan

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Why insurance?

I have decided to start blogging. Stay tuned for some good stuff.