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I really dont want to answer this question but will try to steer you straight.
First dont adjust anything untill you know what to adjust and to what degree.
Start by inspecting the front end, brakes, wheel bearings, and steering links for faults and extreme wear. If a reputable mechanic from a shop set your allignment to straight it may just be that one of those worn items now has sloppy movement allowing it to malfunction.
You may also be best served by asking the mechanic to turn back the adjustments if the work was recent.
The best and only home approved method to check toe camber etc is to get 4 pieces of steel or other hard substance 6-8 foot long, and apply a very light coat of grease to one side of all 4.
Sandwhich them together grease sides together place infront of front wheels and roll car slowly onto them with wheels straight.if the metal scissors out before or after tire chances are good toe is not straight.
This process can also be done with paint but results are never precise with that one.
For the safety of other motorists dont drive with anything loosened up on the car.
I really doubt that you would loose mpg from straight allignment but you may have drag issues from any number of things as a result to the changes made.
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