I’ve noticed sometimes that there’s some half-baked videos or blogs or whatever that purport this or that frugal trick, but if you look at the time or math, it’s not actually frugal for you.

What are some examples of that you’ve come across? The things that “aren’t worth it”?

For me it’s couponing. (Although I haven’t heard people talk about it recently–has it fallen out of “style”, or have businesses caught up to the loopholes folks used to exploit?)

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    Exactly. I tried top tier gas (91 octane) and noticed no difference in gas mileage. I live at high elevation and have the option of 85 octane and do notice the engine rides a little rougher than with 87, but fuel economy is pretty much the same (like within 2%?).

    Just get whatever your car’s manual states. Some cars need higher octane, most don’t.

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      1 year ago

      You guys are confusing top tier gas vs higher octane. Or this thread has just been interchanging them and not being consistent. Two terms are being used. Top tiered as name brand vs higher octane. Both discussions are happening at the same time.

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        1 year ago

        I mean the octane tiers at the pump, or what is usually marketed as regular, premium, etc. There are at least two other terms used to describe gas tiers:

        • “top tier” - marketing term for gasoline with detergents and whatnot
        • tier 3 gas - lower sulfer gas that reduces air pollution

        AFAIK, all three terms are independent of each other, so you can have tier 3 gas with or without detergents, in any octane tier you need.

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            1 year ago

            Fair. Thanks for the correction, I’ll try to be more precise going forward.

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              1 year ago

              It isn’t just you, I was more throwing this out there in general. I posted in another part of the thread too.