[mjolnir131]

some great ideas i do like the explaination of cooking your own stuff 10 buck easy if your a major soda freak i would say possably even more.if you really have to have soad then get that from te store and put it in the fridge this will greatly reduce the cost as well.we have two refigarators for just this reason

but i do dissagree to a point with slow down.if i had found this forum when i first started i would be driving no faster than 55 and it would be costing me almost a mile per gallon.

from portland to boise averaged 9.77 well 9.768something close enough for 9.77 about the same distance in NV at 64 mph 10.58 and thats with way more hills on a flatter run it's over 1 mph differance so the key is not nessasarly slowing down. it's learning your truck.find out what speed it runs best at and stick to that zone when your able

gps i would say is a must have but you also have to have the map skills to understand what it's telling you.we use S&T with the gps costs like 50 bucks more but well worth it.However there are manytimes i will hit F3 to redo the route ,look at it and tell the computer i don't think so.

staying out does not really cut costs,but it gives you more revinue so you don't notice your mistakes as bad. we gave up our appartment and only go O/S 1-2 days a month if that 6-7 weeks is the norm.