[spacemanspif]

I drive almost 20,000 miles a year and pay $1.00 every day in tolls. It's not worth the time to make sure I have money in my pocket for tolls every day and since I fill my tank whenever the light comes on, I'm never sure how much money I'll actually need to fill the tank. Please elaborate on how I can reduce my dependence on spending money with my work commute...

By using EZPass charged to my credit card, my tolls are reduced to $0.50/day due to a commuter rate that I wouldn't get if I paid cash and then I get a little extra back by recharging my toll account with my credit card. Filling up once a week also pays me back a little on every gallon of gas I buy. Looking at my credit card statement on my desk, I have $44.00 in cash back which is almost 2 tanks of gas for me and I used almost all my cash back less than a year ago, so it adds up relatively quickly. I also do not get gas at stations that charge different prices for cash or credit.

It's just like a change cup on the counter, you add a tiny bit every time you have a coin in your pocket and by the end of the year you have a "free" $100.00.