Why Wednesday Mornings Are The Best Time To Buy Gas

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FILE- In this Friday, June 15, 2012, file photo, an Arco gas station worker lowers the prices on a sign at a Arco gas station in Palo Alto, Calif. U.S. crude oil price on Thursday, June 21, 2012, plunged and ended below 79 dollars a barrel for the first time since October 2011 amid global economic concerns. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
FILE- In this Friday, June 15, 2012, file photo, an Arco gas station worker lowers the prices on a sign at a Arco gas station in Palo Alto, Calif. U.S. crude oil price on Thursday, June 21, 2012, plunged and ended below 79 dollars a barrel for the first time since October 2011 amid global economic concerns. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Anyone who owns a car knows gas prices are rising. The average cost of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline nationwide has risen from $3.38 on July 1 to $3.54 on Aug. 2 to $3.73 on Aug. 27. But what most people don't know is that just as you should buy shorts in the fall and coats in the spring, there are financially smart times to fill up as well.

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