$3.29 a Gallon

When was the last time you paid $3.29 per gallon? I paid it today, thanks to Safeway's new fuel discount program. You earn a 10-cent per gallon discount for every $100 you spend on just about everything at Safeway (including gift cards). You can accumulate the discounts and use them whenever you want. The discounts expire at the end of each quarter. As of my weekly shopping trip last night, I had accumulated 40 cents off per gallon, and had $92 toward another 10 cents off. I needed gas today, and I remembered that I also needed to get a gift card for my brother-in-law's birthday so I went to the Safeway right next to the gas station and bought a gift card. The discount is available literally immediately; I went straight to the pump and got my 50 cents per gallon off. Woo hoo!