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I have an amex blue cash preferred. I get 6% back from grocery store purchases. Ralphs is teamed up with Shell (the cheapest gas station that takes a cc i think) and has an ongoing 20 cents off/g after you buy $100 worth of gift cards (including amazon and shell! ) (they just finished a 40 cents off/g promotion which was pretty awesome). The points are only good for 1 fill up to 30 (maybe 35) gallons. I also use some small lyft/shell rewards.
So say gas is $2.75/g, my tank holds 18g.
18g x $.20 = $3.60
18g x $2.55 = $45.9 off my 100 shell gift card
Driving for lyft (like one ride a month) I have a constant 3 cents / gallon reward linked to my shell rewards account. I use this with the remaining $56.1 on my card. (I think the Lyft reward varies by how much u drive and can be over 10 15 and 20 cents off a gallon.)
$56.1 / $2.55 = 22g x .$03 = $.66
Total savings
6% cc cash back from the $100 shell gc
= $6
Ralphs rewards savings = $3.60
Lyft rewards savings = $.66
Saved $10.26 on 40g of fuel.
Cost per gallon $100/40g total = 2.50 Saving about 11%
Let me know if you guys know a better way to save at the pump!
So say gas is $2.75/g, my tank holds 18g.
18g x $.20 = $3.60
18g x $2.55 = $45.9 off my 100 shell gift card
Driving for lyft (like one ride a month) I have a constant 3 cents / gallon reward linked to my shell rewards account. I use this with the remaining $56.1 on my card. (I think the Lyft reward varies by how much u drive and can be over 10 15 and 20 cents off a gallon.)
$56.1 / $2.55 = 22g x .$03 = $.66
Total savings
6% cc cash back from the $100 shell gc
= $6Ralphs rewards savings = $3.60
Lyft rewards savings = $.66
Saved $10.26 on 40g of fuel.
Cost per gallon $100/40g total = 2.50 Saving about 11%
Let me know if you guys know a better way to save at the pump!
