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Unless you live in a plastic bubble, secluded from the outside world, you
are no doubt feeling pain at the pump. When I took this picture two weeks
ago (above), unleaded was coasting at $2.81 in my neighborhood. Thanks
to a concerted effort to squash price gouging (and mass hysteria over potential
gas shortages), the cheapest unleaded now hovers at $2.62. And to that I
say, "Wow!"

Who would of thunk that a $2.62 would only buy one gallon of gas?
Not I and I suspect, most unemployed jobseekers did not consider that either.
As frustrating as  it may be to interview and interview and interview
for your dream job (or any job for that matter), now it may very well become
too expensive to find work! I mean, do you buy groceries or fill up
your tank for the week? Ouch!

Well, if you can identify with this rant, help is here and Microsoft is bringing
it. Follow-along as I show you how to find the lowest gas prices in your
neighborhood. Its as easy as 1-2-3.

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1. Hop over to
http://autos.msn.com. In the left hand
colum is a link called "My Car." In case you have thick Coca-Cola
glasses and vision like
Mr. Magoo, I have
an arrow pointing to the "My Car" link in the above screenshot.

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2.  Under the "My Car" section is a link called "Gas
Prices."

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3.  Up pops a map citing gas stations in your area that MSN has
been tracking. All you have to do is add the zip code for your area.

How do we do it? Every night MSN Autos receives pricing data from
over 90,000 gas stations across the nation. We then process that
information and provide it to you free-of-charge. Pretty cool, huh?

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4.  Scrolling down from the map, you will
notice that MSN Auto sorts gas prices by zip code and ranges them from Cheap
to
"You-gotta-be-kidding!" (or
whatever expletive you desire). Anyways, the cheapest gas is always on top.
Hope this helps!

Pass it on...

-Jim