For example, at my local Dillons I get 4xFuel Points for buying gift cards (normally $1=1 fuel point, 100 fuel points = 0.10 cents off/gallon at participating gas stations). I'm getting ready to purchase $156 of stuff off Amazon tonight. By going and getting a Amazon gift card for $156 at Dillons first, I get 624 fuel points (so 0.60/gallon discount), and I usually put 18 gallons in. So I'm getting $10.80 in savings (which is 6.9% of the Amazon purchase) on my gas fill up off the Amazon card alone, not counting my other fuel points I've earned. This works with any gift card they sell - Walmart, Target, etc., meaning if you give gift cards out for Christmas, you keep the fuel points,
In addition, if you're looking for a simple way to save up for a bigger purchase but aren't great at saving up, you can purchase set value gift cards along the way - say, every paycheck buy a $25 or $50 gift card, and then you'll get the fuel points along the way plus have the money put away in the form of gift cards if you're looking at a larger purchase. This is of course for short term saving only!
You can purchase the gift cards with credit cards, giving you the fuel discount plus your credit card rewards, to maximize your savings.
Submitted October 27, 2017 at 05:26PM by brockhopper http://ift.tt/2hfK5gn
