How to Avoid Paying for Gas

[UPDATE:  I’ve actually written a whole series on fuel surcharges that is also more up to date.  Head to the first part by clicking here] You’ve finally done it! You followed all my advice in the Beginner’s Guide to Frequent Flying, earned your points, found the flights you want, and are now set to take …

More gas stations are charging two different prices for cash and credit cards. Now, a separate price for debit cards may be on the way thanks to the Durbin Amendment.
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Topping off your gas tank may actually be draining your wallet. Here's how to avoid being cheated at the gas pump.

How to avoid a power shut-off this winter. The most common reason utility service is shut off is nonpayment. However, even in cases of nonpayment, the...
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Energy companies have a host of tricks to help them skim higher profits.
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Fuel surcharges are the bane of many frequent flyers, junk fees adding hundreds or even a thousand dollars onto award tickets by many frequent flyer programs around the world. Airlines like fuel surcharges because: Changing the fuel surcharge in a market can raise or lower every ticket price in that market, no need to re-file every single fare. They allow an airline to raise price even with many fixed-fare agreements. And, of course, because they can be charged to frequent flyers trying to redeem a captive points currency. US frequent flyers — who don’t participate in mileage programs based outside the US — don’t have to deal with fuel surcharges very much. American adds them to awards on British Airways (and to a very modest extent on Iberia) Alaska adds them to awards on British…