Gas Grief? Eight Ways to Save on Your Commute

Carpool: In addition to saving the cost of not having to drive your car every day on your commute, carpooling also will save time getting to and coming from your destination. With more people in the car, you can often use commuter lanes to avoid traffic jams during commute hours. If you want to find someone to carpool with, it's usually as simple as searching the city you live in and "car pool" in any search engine.

Ride a bicycle: If your company is not too far away, you might want to consider riding your bike to work. Even if you are not hard-core, choosing to bike into work on nice days rather than drive your car can still make a significant dent in reducing the cost of your overall commute expenses.

Get a scooter: Depending on your commuting distance, a scooter might be a viable option. They use far less gasoline than cars do, and depending on how heavy the traffic is in your area during commuting hours, you can actually get to work quicker than in a car.

Public transportation: This option depends a lot on how good the public transportation in your area is. If you haven't checked in a while, it may be worthwhile to do so. In many places, public transportation has improved over the last few years, and using it may not be nearly as inconvenient as you might believe. In addition to saving money, this option also will free up your time to be more productive, because you can read or do other work on the way.