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You know gas prices were high when…..
I nearly swerved in my car coming back to York this weekend when I saw a gas station practically giving away gasoline. OK, OK, they were charging $3.69 per gallon for regular, but compared to a few weeks ago, when … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Gas Prices, travel
Tagged 2012 gas prices, car, cars, gas, gas prices, gasoline, gasoline prices, money, price, prices, Saving, savings, travel, your money
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The top 25 cities with most expensive gas
Monday, gas in York average $3.798, according to gas price tracking website, Gasbuddy.com. That’s pretty expensive, considering just one year ago, it averaged 3.356. But there is a tiny glimmer of sunshine for York County residents – we are still … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Gas Prices, Your money
Tagged Ashley Wislock, California, cars, cities, gas, gas prices, gas station, gas stations, GasBuddy, GasBuddy.com, gasoline, gasoline sales, money, oil, oil prices, PA, spending money, travel, York, York County, York PA
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Gas price update: Prices continue to climb
Gas prices are continuing to climb this week. Here’s the data from the the Department of Energy’s Enegery Information Administration: Date … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Gas Prices, Your money
Tagged cars, driving, gas, gas prices, gasoline, money, petroleum, prices, Saving, saving money, travel, York County, York PA, your money
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Gas price news only getting worse
No doubt about it: 2011 was a rough year for gas prices. According to GasBuddy.com, which tracks prices and trends in the fuel industry, the average price of gas in 2011 was $3.513, which was 72.6-cents per gallon higher than … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Gas Prices, Your money
Tagged 2011 gas prices, 2012 forecasts, 2012 gas prices, 2012 predictions, car, cars, driving, gas, gas prices, GasBuddy, GasBuddy.com, gasoline, money, saving money, travel, your money
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Things that will cost less in 2012
Think everything is going up in price these days? Well, think again. Some well-loved products are expected to drop in price headed into the new year, according to dealnews.com – whether it’s because people are spending less on non-essentials or … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Retail, Your money
Tagged 2012, 2012 forecasts, 2012 predictions, Amazon, Amazon.com, android tablets, car rental, cars, cost, costs, discounta, discounted, economy, home prices, iPad 2, Kindle, money, real estate, recession spending, retail, Saving, saving money, savings, spending, spending less, tablets, tech, technology, wine, your money
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Major holiday uh-oh could lead to blue Christmas for one Michigan family – if it’s true
It’s happened to me, I’ll admit it. I saw a silver Honda, inserted my key in the door – thought that it felt a little funny – and opened the door, only to see, well, that I was not at … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Holidays, Retail
Tagged car, car keys, cars, Chrismtas shopping, holiday shopping, mall, malls, Michigan, mistaken identity, mixup, odd news, retail, shopping, weird news
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I can’t drive this huge rental car. Have you ever had a scary rental car experience?
Wednesday morning started out innocently enough. I was excited to get to Green Bean Roasting Company for my coffee fix and get a start on Day 2 of reporting outside the cubicle. I dropped my car off at the repair … Continue reading
Posted in Lauren Boyer, Technology
Tagged automobile, cars, Chevy, chevy HHR, driving, Lauren Boyer, rental car, scary
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