Reduce Utility Bills just added a new category-Gasoline. The first post to help lower what you will pay at the pump was posted today, Shopping Strategies to Lower Gasoline Expenses! It seems appropriate as we celebrate the America’s freedom on this 4th of July, it would be nice to be free of the high expense of filling up the tank. Not only personally, but also for our group homes. The less money going out to fill up the tank, the more money available for things like:
- Outings
- Groceries
- Vacations
- Household items
The post has some good suggestions for planning shopping. Some clients don’t do well on long shopping trips even if it does save the house some money. Ways to save help group home residents tolerate longer trips:
- Plan something that they enjoy at the end of the trip
- Bring snacks and drinks
- Stop at a park in between stores
- Have extra staff to occupy residents who don’t like to shop while staff and resident who enjoys shopping shop
- Do shopping near where resident is picked up from DTA (day treatment activity) or work program
- If residents don’t tolerate shopping, shop without residents after transport to DTA or work program
Planning trips with residents tolerance levels in mind can reduce the mileage driven by the group home vehicle and it will in turn reduce gas expenses.