Want to see the Gas Mileage Calculator in action? Since I’ve had a few questions about the tool and how it works, I decided to put together a little video to show you how easy it is to calculate your fuel consumption.

Here’s the information you will need:

• Distance driven (Miles or km).
• Amount of fuel used (Gallons or Litres).
• Price paid for fuel.
• Want more information? Read the help.

Watch the Gas Mileage Calculator Video

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I’m getting festive with frugality! Next week (July 8th, 2008) I’ll be hosting one of the biggest traveling carnivals around, the Festival of Frugality. This festival has traveled a few times around the blogosphere so I’m pretty darn excited to host the #133 Edition right here on Squawkfox.

The idea behind the Festival of Frugality is to showcase all the creative and helpful ways to stretch the mighty dollar and to pinch the precious penny. If you’re looking for ways to make the most of the dollars you have, then this festival is for you!

What’s a Blog Carnival?

A Blog Carnival is a magazine-style collection of the best articles from many blogs on a particular topic. I hosted the Carnival of Debt Reduction just last week so take a peek to see what it’s all about.

Submit a post.

Since I’m hosting this frugally festive show I’d like to call for submissions. If you’re a blogger who has written about Frugality over the last week then please submit to next week’s festival.

• Submit to the Festival of Frugality

If you have any questions be sure to leave a comment or email me! I promise to make this festival very sexy, delicious, and fun so don’t miss out. Get your frugal posts in and stay tuned for all the festivities next week.

Did you know: The game of Scrabble only has two letter “F’s” in play? I only figured this out today.

Is my car a gas guzzling machine? This is a question boggling our brains these days as fuel prices reach all-time highs.

To help go the distance and answer this gassing question, I’ve created the Gas Mileage Calculator to help determine the gas consumption of your vehicle.

My hope is you will save money on gas by knowing your car’s gas mileage and consequently working towards becoming more efficient.

Use the Gas Mileage Calculator to determine:

• Gas mileage in Miles per Gallon (USA).
• Gas consumption in Litres per 100km (Canadian).
• Cost per distance.

To use the Gas Mileage Calculator:

1. Open the Gas Mileage Calculator.
2. Under Distance Driven, enter how far you drove on a tank of gas. From the drop-down list, select distance in Miles or km.
3. Under Gas Used, enter the quantity of fuel consumed. From the drop-down list, select Gallons or Litres as your preferred unit of measure.
4. Under Price of Gas, enter the price you paid for gas. From the drop-down list, select $ per Gallon or $ per Litre.
5. Click Calculate. The Results display the Gas Mileage and Cost per Distance in both USA and Canadian measures.

Example Data:

Do the results surprise you? Do let me know what you think!