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Tip of the Week
Warehouse gas stations — Costco, Sam’s Club, BJ’s — typically run 10–30¢ per gallon below nearby stations, with around 20¢ being the usual middle. For a typical driver burning ~540 gallons a year, that’s roughly $100–$160 back annually — often enough to cover the membership fee on its own. And with the national average back above $4 a gallon right now, that gap is doing more work than usual. Run the Costco break-even math →