>>> WERE BACK.
NEW ROSSEN REPORTS WILL SAVE YOU MONEY, WE HOPE.RTS WILL SAVE YOU
MONEY, WE HOPE. >> THE NATIONAL GAS PRICE
APPROACHING $3 A GALLON.
IT IS UP NEARLY 20 CENTS IN THE
PAST MONTH ALONE.
A LOT OF FOLKS ARE GOING TO BE
HITTING THE ROAD THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND.THE ROAD THIS HOLIDAY
WEEKEND.
THAT IS WHERE WE FIND "TODAY" NATIONAL INVESTIGATIVE"TODAY"
NATIONAL INVESTIGATIVE CORRESPONDENT JEFF ROSSEN.
YOUVE GOT MONEY-SAVING TIPS,
HUH?
>> Reporter: YEAH.
THIS IS HOW WE DO IT, CRAIG. WEVE GOT YOUR BACK.T, CRAIG.
WEVE GOT YOUR BACK. THERES THE INTERSTATE UP THERE,
THE TURNPIKE.
THE TURNPIKE.
SO MANY OF US HITTING THE ROAD THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE ROAD
THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. WHEN YOU PULL INTO A REST STOP
LIKE THIS, YOU GET STICKER SHOCK.HIS, YOU GET STICKER
SHOCK.
COME OVER HERE FOR A SECOND. $3.09 A GALLON FOR REGULAR AT
THIS PARTICULAR GAS STATION.
WEVE SEEN A LOT HIGHER.
DONT WORRY ABOUT IT.
WE HAVE DISCOVERED THREE TRICKS
TO SAVE YOU MONEY AT THE PUMP NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE.HE PUMP NO
MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE. FROM THE WEST TO THE EAST, BIG
CITIES TO SMALL TOWNS, WE ARE
PAYING THE PRICE TO FILL UP.
IN FACT, ACCORDING TO THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, AMERICAN
HOUSEHOLDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPEND NEARLY $2,500 ON GAS IN 2018.END
NEARLY $2,500 ON GAS IN 2018. BUT YOU KNOW HOW WE DO IT.
ROAD TRIP.
WERE ABOUT TO SAVE YOU A WHOLE BUNCH OF MONEY.AVE YOU A WHOLE
BUNCH OF MONEY.
FIRST TIP, A NEW FEATURE ON THE
POPULAR APP GAS BUDDY. IT IS KNOWN FOR TRACKING CHEAP
GAS STATIONS NEAR YOU.
NOW, THEYVE INTRODUCED A FREE
DISCOUNT CARD.
YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR IT ON THE GAS BUDDY APP.P FOR IT ON THE
GAS BUDDY APP. JUST LINK YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
THEN YOULL GET YOUR FREE CARD
IN THE MAIL.
USE IT LIKE A REGULAR CREDIT CARD.T LIKE A REGULAR CREDIT
CARD.
STICK IT IN. JUST FOR GETTING THIS CARD, YOU
SAVE 5 CENTS A GALLON.
FOR NOTHING.
FOR NOTHING. ITS FREE AND WORKS AT ALMOST
EVERY GAS STATION IN AMERICA.
EVERYTHING EXCEPT EXXON AND
MOBILE.
MOBILE.
LOVE IT.
BACK ON THE ROAD, AND IT AINT
PRETTY.
LOOK AT THE PRICE AT THIS GAS
STATION. $3.99.N.
$3.99.
WERE JUST GETTING STARTED ON SAVINGS.T GETTING STARTED ON
SAVINGS.
OUR NEXT TIP IS HERE AT COSTCO. YES, I KNOW IT IS THE HOME OFO.
YES, I KNOW IT IS THE HOME OF BULK EVERYTHING.
BULK EVERYTHING.
DID YOU KNOW MANY COSTCOS AND EVEN BJS WHOLESALE CLUBS HAVE
GAS STATIONS ATTACHED TO THEM?
THEY OFFER HUGE DISCOUNTS.
HUGE DISCOUNTS ON GAS FOR
MEMBERS.
MEMBERS.
IVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND THE CHICAGO AREA WHERE WE ARE RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
A LOT OF GAS STATIONS ARE LIKE $3.18 A GALLON.ATIONS ARE LIKE
$3.18 A GALLON. $3.19 A GALLON.
SOME HIGHER, SOME LOWER.
LOOK AT THE PRICE AT THIS
COSTCO.
COSTCO. $2.89 A GALLON IN THE SAME
LOCATION.
LOCATION.
DONT FEEL LIKE GETTING A CARD OR JOINING A CLUB?TING A CARD
OR JOINING A CLUB? YOURE IN LUCK.
THE CHEAPEST GAS WE FOUND IS
SITTING RIGHT ON YOUR PHONE
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW.
INSIDE THE WAZE APP.
ITS TOTALLY FREE.
ON THE WHERE TO SCREEN, SEE THE GAS PUMP ICON?O SCREEN, SEE THE
GAS PUMP ICON? CLICK ON THAT.
IT LOADS UP NEARBY GAS STATIONS
AND THE PRICES.
AT THE TOP OF THE LIST, LOOK AT
THAT SHELL STATION.
ITS SAYING $2.78 FOR A GALLON
OF GAS.
OF GAS.
WERE GOING TO HEAD THERE NOW.
SEE IF IT IS ACCURATE. WAZE LEADING ME RIGHT TO THE GAS
STATION.
STATION.
>> PULLING UP ON IT NOW. HOLD ON.NG UP ON IT NOW.
HOLD ON. OH, MY, LOOK AT THIS.
SORRY.
SORRY. $2.78.
$2.78. LOOK AT THIS RIGHT HERE.
$2.78.
$2.78. WAZE WAS RIGHT.
A BONUS TIP HERE, YOU CAN ALSO
USE GOOGLE MAPS TO MAP OUT YOUR
ENTIRE TRIP, ALONG WITH GAS
STATIONS AND PRICES ALONG YOUR
ROUTE.
ROUTE.
WHEN THEY GO HIGH, YOU GO SUPER LOW. THEY GO HIGH, YOU GO SUPER
LOW. SUCH GREAT TIPS, RIGHT?
I HOPE THAT HELPS YOU ASK SAVES
YOU MONEY AT THE PUMP.
I HAVE CHILLS FROM MY OWN FAMILY
TRIPS HERE.
TRIPS HERE.
DRIVING DOWN THE TURNPIKE, RIGHT?G DOWN THE TURNPIKE,
RIGHT?
HERES ANOTHER TIP, BY THE WAY,
GUYS.
YOU KNOW THE REST STOPS?
THE KIDS ARE LIKE, LETS GO TO THE BATHROOM.LIKE, LETS GO TO
THE BATHROOM. YOU TRY TO GET GAS.
NEAR AIRPORTS, OFF INTERSTATE
REST STOPS, THIS IS WHERE
TYPICALLY YOULL FIND THE
HIGHEST GAS PRICES.
TRY TO GET OFF THE BEATEN PATH.
WE HAVE MORE TIPS THAN WEVE
ALREADY GIVEN YOU.
HOW MANY DO YOU NEED?
IF YOU WANT MORE, TODAY.
TODAY.COM/ROSSENREPORTS.