Pack your own snacks

When you are out for a day of running errands, it can be tempting to run into a gas station or fast food place for a snack and something to drink. Instead, why not throw some snacks & drinks in a cooler with and ice pack and take it with you. Snacks can be as simply as a few cans of pop or water and some crackers or fruit snacks. Avoiding even one pit stop can save you $3 per person. If you multiply that by a family of 4 and figure you do it at least once a week. Over one year you would have spent $624.00! Why not cut that total down to a fraction (what you paid for the food at the supermarket) and put the rest of the money in your pocket.

If you are taking a longer trip, here is a website with more car snacking ideas - http://www.roadtripamerica.com/recipes/road-trip-snacks.htm