Everyone knows that I am committed to saving money, especially when it comes to basic needs, like groceries and gas. In my opinion, the more money saved on the mundane stuff, the more money you can spend on the fun stuff.
For several months now, I’ve been a part of the Fuel Rewards Network™ program – or FRN™, a free savings program available at your local Shell station that lets you earn rewards on everyday purchases. The best part of this program is that it is super easy to earn rewards.
- Sign up for the card either online or at your local participating Shell station.
- Earn 5¢/gal for every $50 spent at more than 700 brand name online merchants
- Earn 10¢/gal for every $50 spent at more than 10,000 participating dining locations.
- (All of the above is according to fuelrewards.com on 5/6/13.)
- When it’s time to pump gas, insert your FRN Card first to lower the price and take advantage of the savings you’ve earned. See? Super easy.
What makes it even easier is that you don’t need to show the FRN Card when making purchases at participating dining locations. By registering your credit and debit cards that you would normally use to make a purchase, the FRN Card keeps track of the rewards you earn.
If you’re thinking that five or ten cents off a gallon of gas isn’t worth it, let me share with you how much I’m actually saving. Because you can actually combine multiple rewards offers (ie. cents per gallon rewards), you can earn big savings per the gallon. On average, I’ve been saving almost 30¢ a gallon. 30¢ a gallon! I don’t know where you are from, but a gallon of gas is running about $4 in Southern California—on a good day. Chipping off 30¢ a gallon reduces my overall fill-up costs by almost $4 each and every time. With an average of six to eight fill-ups a month between my husband and I, we’re saving almost $30 a month on gas, or $360 a year—and we’re not doing anything different! That’s called “free money” in my book, and I don’t know about you, but I don’t let free money just run away.
What helps me visualize my actual savings even more is that every month I take the money that I saved on gas by using my FRN card, and transfer it to our home down payment fund. Every little bit helps us reach our goal faster! Since its launch in 2012, the FRN program has helped customers save approximately $68 million at Shell stations. That’s no chump change.
Through June 2, BlogHer is offering a $100 Shell Gift Card to one lucky Newlyweds on a Budget reader. Don’t forget to sign up for the Fuel Rewards Network program online and become a fan of FRN on Facebook.
How would you benefit from the Fuel Rewards Network program? Enter to win a $100 Shell Gift Card.
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This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older. Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.
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This sweepstakes runs from 5/6/2013-6/2/2013.
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tow more weeks of being able to afford gas, would be nice!
https://twitter.com/thomasmurphy40/status/341351215285796864
Id benefit and buy more groceries with the money i saved on gas
rounder9834 @yahoo.com
tweeted! https://twitter.com/lieutcrunch17/status/341349010533130241
who doesn’t like to save on stuff they have to buy regardless?
Disney this summer and I’d love save in gas. I
I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/341320389177270275
Considering that gas costs $3.89 a gallon where I live, saving 10cents a gallon would be awesome. And you have a chance to save much much more than that! Incredible! We are so broke all the time, I would not throw any of those savings away!
It would help to save on gas because every penny counts.
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https://twitter.com/2005daveshir/status/341314163479572480
We will save some much needed money on gas since we have a long commute to work.
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https://twitter.com/ChelleB36/status/341309163516866560
tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
I could save money using the fuel rewards when pumping gas and take my kids on vacation
tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
i would love to take a dream cruise to hawaii!
i would rack up rewards and use them to buy gas and save that money for a vacation!
My daughter is looking for work. Saving on gas would help.
https://twitter.com/aes529/status/341269501612015617
I would benefit by saving a lot of money
pokergrl8 at gmail.com
i would enjoy this card thanks
My boyfriend and I are always traveling around Florida! Roadtrips are so fun but gas gets expensive. This would help a lot!! Thanks for the giveaway! 🙂
I shop at Shell anyway and anything that save on the cost of gas is appreciated.
I do so many errands every day that it seems I fill up every week.
This card will come in real handy!
Tweet: https://twitter.com/njhhb/status/341197046826541056
I would benefit because with the price of gas these days every penny helps. Would love to be able to save money on gas.
The program would help because my grandson currently drives 45 miles to work and is also looking for a better job, which entails driving various distances to interviews, etc. Any amount of assistance with gas would help.
who wouldn’t want to save on gas.
https://twitter.com/slehan/status/341098184392720384
Save money on gas? Can you say “no brainer”?
Thanks for the contest.
Tweet – https://twitter.com/willitara/status/341081313547272192
I’m stuck driving an older car that isn’t very fuel efficient. I’m looking for every way possible to save money on gas.
My husband drives a lot for work so this would be so helpful.
We do alot of traveling to go camping and fishing during the summer.
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https://twitter.com/bettycd/status/341037966002634754
Filling up the cars is a very consistent expense – being able to save everytime we fill up would be a great help.
Tweeted https://twitter.com/chipdip2010/status/341022944975269888
With over an hour commute each way, my husband’s gas bill is huge each month. This would be a little relief.
I would save money. Until 8/15 they are offering an additional 3 cents off and I am happy about that. 30 cents adds up.
I have to travel a lot to get home to visit and this would take away some of the pain at the pump!
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https://twitter.com/eswright18/status/341010481185697793
Every little bit helps and I love rewards programs. Especially for things we already buy, like gas and groceries. My husband has a 50 mile commute every day. We will have to check this out.
https://twitter.com/fdp4life/status/340999086914289664
we would benefit by saving money. money is tight for us right now and we would love to save money!
This would help our family out so much!!
This would be helpful since I drive all the time, I am in a long distance relationship!
I’d use the money we save for more food for summer grilling!
https://twitter.com/klp1965/status/340944311870959617
this would be great to save money that could be spent on more fun things
I’ve been driving less and riding my bike more. This would let me increase my driving again.
It would help us to have a fuel card for our summer vacation
have to look at every way to save money on everything these days
Would help now since I don’t have a job.
I have a long commute and do not make much more than minimum wage so every cent counts for me in trying to pay my bills. This program would allow me to save on gas, which costs more than all my utilities and food bills each month put together.
I would benefit because I drive 60 miles round trip for work, then another 20 for the gym, then taking the kids back and forth!!
I twould be great to save money on gas by going out to eat.
I could rack up quite a savings with the FNR program. I drive a lot.
i don’t do much traveling but i do run a lot in town
I’d actually give this to my mom as a gift.. she would benefit more because she has two jobs and they take a big toll on her car and gas!
I would love a rewards program to help with the high cost of fuel.
https://twitter.com/ky2here1/status/340565888099033088
I’d love to get gas (wink) from my regular purchases. Especially since I’m on unemployment.
https://twitter.com/electricstar/status/340530974972575749
Tweeted!
I drive so much to work & back every day it would sure help on that expense!
This would allow us to drive from Michigan to Texas, to visit my hubby’s family
https://twitter.com/LAMusing/status/340322142103142401
Our budget is so tight I would benefit by every penny saved!
I eat out a lot, so it would be great to be able to save money on gas while eating out!
We would benifit from the savings when going to see family this summer!
Awesome prize!!!
Shell is the station I visit most frequently on my way to work.
I’d love to earn more rewards by buying groceries!
As a single mom, I am always stressed out when I pull up to the pump! It’s so expensive!
I tweeted https://twitter.com/FloydSara/status/339431822154932226
I would benefit because I have a long commute to work!
I tweeted
https://twitter.com/Ilovemybeagle2/status/339229538955431936
OH with money so tight, this would be such a blessing! I love the fuel reward program! So nice to be able to save a bit since we have to buy gas! And I love that they have added shopping and dining to get rewards too!
https://twitter.com/purplelover04/status/339107089983078403
saving money and plus i shop online all the time
saving commuter money
Thanks! Janna JOhnson jannajanna@hotmail.com Janna johnson on GFC
It would be very helpful to me, because I commute 50 miles to work round trip each day!
Saving money on anything these days is a definite boon and saving money without having to jump through hoops is even better.
i tweeted here:
https://twitter.com/bellows22/status/338446731949776896
this seems like an easy way to save money on gas and with gas prices like they are now i would certainly benefit from any savings
tweeted: https://twitter.com/KerryBishop/status/338389681853046784
I would benefit because filling up a SUV and a boat all summer can be very expensive!
tweet–https://twitter.com/WildOrchid985/status/338090871432048640
I would benefit from the gas savings for all of the running around I do.
Thanks for the chance to win!
wildorchid985 at gmail dot com
I could benefit because I travel for work and put 1000’s of miles on my car each month
https://twitter.com/mgoss123/status/337931350705311744
My husband and I both drive older cars that don’t get the best gas mileage. Any savings on fuel would be welcome!
Seems like we are driving more and more as the kids get older – I’ll have to check this out.
I’d benefit b/c we take a lot of road trips.
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https://twitter.com/uTry_it/status/337298455737286657
amy [at] utry [dot] it
I can benefit from the FRN because I shop at grocery store quite often. Love the savings.
amy [at] utry [dot] it
https://twitter.com/Merle0304/status/337008315404001282
I can save some gas money,since i drive everyday
We live in a small town and have to drive hours to see family and to get in good shopping.
My Shell station is down the street.
Tweet – https://twitter.com/katiecontests/status/336185663563108352
My family would benefit because we all have SUVs, and gas can get expensive!
https://twitter.com/smilekisses/status/335655990668193792
Shopping online and dining out.
We’re always road tripping, so this would save some cash!
https://twitter.com/DesMoinesDealin/status/335212814098640897
id benefit because i drive way more now that i stay at home with my baby so extra savings would be great!
https://twitter.com/sandyhills25/status/335083658761347073
gas is extremely high would love to have for my car
While living out in the country is a blessing, the gas we spend is pretty bad! This would be awesome!
I could save a few pennies to use on other bills
https://twitter.com/susan1215/status/334108144210948097
This would be so helpful as my husband drives quite a distance to work every day.
i would love to save money on gas with the rewards network so i could have more money for other things!
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https://twitter.com/CouponTammy/status/333822808952029184
We could benefit from this program because we drive around 80 miles a week just for work and school. When summer comes it will only get worse with all the camps and trips to the beach. Plus we use our credit and debit cards to pay for everything, so why shouldn’t they save me money at the pump.
https://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/333785899085205504
Hubby and I both drive daily. In addition to daily gas usage, road trips around the country during holidays add up quick too. Fuel Rewards Network program would be very helpful in all cases.
I think anyone would benefit from this program, even if they just filled up every other week
groogruxking40 at gmail dot com
I would benefit by saving money on road trips.
This would definitely help pay for the gas that I need for all the driving that I do!
We have not been on a vacation in years….looking into doing a road trip this summer. The fuel rewards would help us save so much money on our trip…maybe we could even splurge on a hotel for a night or two…rather than camping.
we’d save money on our roadtrips to visit grandma and grandpa
It would help out with fuel costs for work commuting. I drive over an hour one way to work. I love my job but hate the commute.
Filling up with gas for work takes a big bite. Make my day, Please
https://twitter.com/vivaciousgold/status/332182252224139264
i drive multiple miles because there is only one person i trust to provide daycare for my child when i am at work and she is 45 minutes away from work so I feel it will help me with that
This card would definitely help us as we drive from MI to GA this summer to visit our families!
My husband is on the road a hour and a half total each day for work. That is a lot of gas money! He would definitely benefit from the program. Even if it’s just saving a little here and there, it all adds up!
https://twitter.com/myfolly/status/331988372849577984
With gas prices rising, any cents off a gallon is wonderful especially when you get rewarded by shopping at your favorite stores!
I shop at Fred Meyer a lot, this would help with road trips this summer!
Just applied for this and got my card a few days ago. Gas is expensive in CA and we drive a lot so major benefits!
tvollowitz at aol dot com
We’d love to get benefits from buying what we already do! Not even sure what we’d get, but the idea is great!
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/peg42/status/331927532427440129
This really sounds like a great program. My husband and I are on the road often and use lots of fuel. This extra savings would really add up for us.
I would benefit from the savings on gas because we will be traveling a lot this summer.
austma7@aol.com
I’d benefit because we put on about 20,000 miles per year.
This Summer, I’d like to do some car tripping up and down the California coastline. Could use the gas.
Hope to win!
As a recent college grad and a girl planning her wedding, this would be a huge help! 🙂
We’ll be having a second baby soon, so any way to save would be very welcome! Besides, I’m sure two kids will require lots of trips into town. 🙂
chambanachik at gmail dot com
I drive a lot for business and would save an average of 31 cents per gallon. That would greatly add to my bottom line.
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/KgRogers72/status/331817528168951808
This would help my husband driving back and forth to work.
tweeted https://twitter.com/pittsy82/status/331790192857985025
We could benefit from this because we camp a lot during the summer and drive long distances–gas prices are ridiculous right now!
Tweet! https://twitter.com/RedDebted/status/331787247642890242
I am planning an EPIC road trip this summer and I can use all the help I can get! Thanks for the giveaway :).
I would benefit because this would save me money on my commute to work!
That’s so smart to put your savings into an actual savings account! It would be excellent to save some money on gas since we were considering a road trip to visit family this summer!
https://twitter.com/ElenaIstomina/status/331481634144677888
I could benefit from this program because my husband drives for one hour to get to work and the gas is expensive here in California.
tweet–https://twitter.com/mami2jcn/status/331479675698298880
I would benefit from the savings on gas because our relatives are all in other states and driving to see them can be very expensive.
mami2jcn at gmail dot com
My wife just graduated with her masters and had to forfeit her workstudy job. We’re a one income family until she finds a job. Having a $100 gas card would be really helpful!
Here’s my tweet: https://twitter.com/RobaSorbo/status/331467400841146368
That would really help my parents. Their car is a gas hog and I wish they could’ve gotten rid of it during the cash for clunkers ordeal, but they liked the size. Every bit helps.
We actually only use shell when publix has is $10 off gas card coupons. Otherwise it is pricier than the gas stations closer to our home by a good bit.
Tweet: Tweet: https://twitter.com/OneFrugalGirl/status/331433100003377154
We’ve been taking a ton of trips between NC and MD. At over 260 miles each way! The FRN could definitely take some of the pain at the pump away.
Oh I certainly know how much every little bit counts in California! Thanks for the giveaway!
Tweeted about it: https://twitter.com/courtincolorado/status/331408044296638465
I recently started a new job that is 25 miles each way – I’m definitely spending double the amount that I used to on gas. This gift card could really help me out!
It would be super helpful to the budget to win a $100 shell gift card!