Questions with Answers that aren't concrete!

The X Files is a great show that begs the question, "what is the truth"

in a more and more complicated world, finding an exact truth regarding "proper gas prices" and "proper commodity prices" is much easier when approaching it as a relative truth.

And that's what i'm getting at.

IT:S OBVIOUS THAT GAS IS CHEAP RIGHT NOW.  BUT IT'S ALSO OBVIOUS THAT MONEY IS PAPER, THOUGH WE GIVE IT VALUE (see where i'm going with this)

A few of my other posts have dealt with Real Money v. Fiat Currency, so no need to go into that right now....

But a way to simplify what i'm saying, is to study another market:  GAS v. OTHER COMMODITIES!

(BY THE WAY, as mentioned, this is only a start, not a finish of what i'm trying to say.  Comments, as always, are welcome.)



As you may have seen in previous posts, hypermiling as we know it is changing.  Yet it's not that we have to "throw the baby out with the bath water", bc it's likely we will see "high gas prices" again someday.  Perhaps in a different way.

In the meantime, i ask simply this:  CAN ONE EXTEND HYPERMILING PRACTICES TO OTHER COMMODITIES?  the answer is, YES!

The easiest way i found this out was with Lifehacks.  the Lifehack i think illustrates this best:  Laundry Detergent, Bleach, and other commodities used for cleaning purposes.



You see, Hypermiling in a sense is kind of "straining or yoking your gasoline to go the extra mile".  This is very true when you get to the extra 3 mpg ratio.  Is there a way to "extract" 3 mpg or even more out of other commodities?

YES!

As mentioned, i'm no expert, but if you are like me, you are always interested in new Lifehacks or ways to get "better bang for the buck"

1.  ITEM:  Cold Water Tide or other equivalent Cold Water Laundry Detergent  SAVES MONEY ON:  Electricity

Cold Water Tide seems to have come into use around 2005 or so.  I've used it a few times, and found the clothes it needed to wash were pretty much even.  There were a few differences but nothing i can prove beyond a perceived Placebo effect.  What i mean by this is, you feel the clothes when you move them from the washer to the dryer as colder so you may "think" there are more wrinkles or something, but as mentioned i think it's in your mind, not actually a worse product.  (comments are welcome)

Your electricity bill ideally will go down at a "savings of 3 mpg" give or take a few cents.  Assuming you don't buy laundry detergent as much as you fill your car with gas, the math is not exact.  BUT BOTTOM LINE IS IT:S ALMOST MEANINGLESS TO FOCUS HEAVILY ON HYPERMILING IN THIS GAS PRICE CLIMATE!  THAT:S GOOD NEWS!  So become meticulous! meticulous with saving money using cold water detergent

1.  ITEM:  Regular Detergent (or cold water detergent, or bleach)  WATERING THE DETERGENT DOWN  SAVES MONEY ON:  Less dependence i.e. less need to buy laundry detergent.

This is #2 because it's hard to admit for a hypermiler that a commodity causes health issues.  I likely will not spend much time on "inhaling gas fumes" but i will mention that Corporate sold laundry detergent has alot of additives in it.  SO WHY NOT SAVE MONEY AND BE HEALTHY!  Bottom line is, you don't need to super-wash every single garment.  Get a load of clothes that may smell bad but have no visible stains.  WATER down your detergent by up to half but at least 20%.  This can also be done by measuring 20% to half less than you would normally use.  THIS METHOD saves money in a very -close-to-same way as when you hypermiled (oh how i wish i could hypermile normally again lol) and were able to save equ. 3 mpg

PLEASE PLEASE! RE: if QUESTION!  THANKS!!!

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What i do to pass the time NUMBER 2

When gas is low and hypermiling isn't as important as it used to be...

I pass the time....!!

by......

playing Blizzard games!

What i do to pass the time (in installments)

1.  To pass the time when Hypermiling isn't as needed as it used to be::::

I....

watch the political debates!