http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/03/25/102078_910-cent-what-difference-does-it-make.html Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:58:46 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/03/25/102078_910-cent-what-difference-does-it-make.html/comment-page-1#comment-588577 wayne Thu, 14 May 2009 01:25:13 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/03/25/102078_910-cent-what-difference-does-it-make.html#comment-588577 I was just reading the wisegeek site, and the figures you quote are off by a magnitude of ten. It's actually 140+ million, not 1.4 billion, and the 170 million +- figure they showed was only after a theoretical carrying of the practice to the hundredth of a cent instead of just a tenth. I was just reading the wisegeek site, and the figures you quote are off by a magnitude of ten. It’s actually 140+ million, not 1.4 billion, and the 170 million +- figure they showed was only after a theoretical carrying of the practice to the hundredth of a cent instead of just a tenth.

]]> http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/03/25/102078_910-cent-what-difference-does-it-make.html/comment-page-1#comment-378461 Stan Jacobs Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:26:03 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/03/25/102078_910-cent-what-difference-does-it-make.html#comment-378461 In the late 1040's, their was a gas war. they were selling gas at 15.3 cents a gallon (not sure what the price of gas was)when some stores were selling gas at 16.00 cents/gallon. others sold it at 15.99 ents per gallon. when you are traveling at 40 miles/hour, you see a sign for 15 cents, you stop to get the gas. lets face it, one penny saved per gallon and if you get 15 gallons. thats one gallon of gas free. In the late 1040’s, their was a gas war. they were selling gas at 15.3 cents a gallon (not sure what the price of gas was)when some stores were selling gas at 16.00 cents/gallon. others sold it at 15.99 ents per gallon. when you are traveling at 40 miles/hour, you see a sign for 15 cents, you stop to get the gas. lets face it, one penny saved per gallon and if you get 15 gallons. thats one gallon of gas free.

]]> http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/03/25/102078_910-cent-what-difference-does-it-make.html/comment-page-1#comment-271774 Miranda Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:55:48 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/03/25/102078_910-cent-what-difference-does-it-make.html#comment-271774 An interesting post. This is an issue for a lot of people. It may not tack on a lot, but some folks really think about it as the cost of gas goes up and cuts into family budgets. An interesting post. This is an issue for a lot of people. It may not tack on a lot, but some folks really think about it as the cost of gas goes up and cuts into family budgets.

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