When it's time to fill up, be careful you're not spending more than you need. Justin Steuer, CEO and travel consultant at Teach by Travel, told us that the closer the gas station is to the highway, the higher the rates tend to be. By simply driving a mile or two off the exit, you can generally find much better prices.
In fact, Consumer Reports told POPSUGAR that when checking GasBuddy this Spring, they found a gap of 92 cents per gallon between two Chicago gas stations just a few blocks apart. If you're filling a 20-gallon tank, that's a difference of $18.