The Think Tank

So we bought oil last week.  The cold weather showed up early, and would not go away.  There was big wind,  4 snowflakes, quite a bit of ice, and temps well below freezing, so unfortunately I had to break down and turn the furnace on before Thanksgiving.  So, of course, the price had risen, and stayed at the elevated number.  So I paid 3.08 for 400 gallons.  I had been waiting for it to dip below 3.00

So today, I checked prices and OF COURSE, the price has dropped considerably.  When I checked prices on Thursday of last week, Best Oil had the best price, ( as usual).  So I ordered there.  Today when I checked, Discount Oil is better by 1 cent.  Discount Oil has discounts (who’d’a thunk it from their name) They have a new customer discount of 10 free gallons.  They have a cash discount,  but (when I checked) they meant cash, not check or debit card) of 4 cents per gallon.  There is also a discount for seniors, 62 plus.  You are allowed to combine 2 discounts.  The good people at Best Oil, have 2 prices,  cash/check, and debit / credit. The price I quote here for Best Oil is the cash price.  The price I quote for Discount is there current price, as I do not know what discounts you may or may not qualify for.

I am not certain what happened to my form here,  so I will just tell you that today,  Discount is 1 cent cheaper per gallon than Best IF you pay CASH.  otherwise,  their prices are 100 gal  = 3.32   200 gal = 3.07      400 gal = 3.07     600 gal = 3.05

So it cost me 1232 this year for my 400 gallons.  Last year it was 1312.  Today it would have been 1216.  I will continue to monitor the price of oil.  Maybe IF it drops considerably ( and man I hope it does)  I will get some more !

Fluctuation is the word of the week.

the price at Best Oil is up 2 cents from early in the week.  The low was 2.97.  It has been that price twice.  Now it is again over 3.00, darn it

Best oil continues to be the best price in town by a nickel, though. The price of 3.01 is for 400 gallons.  That is what I am intending to purchase.  I will do a full cost comparison on MOnday

Hoping this pleasant weekend, sees a drop back down to 2.97.  I was really hoping for 2.85 per gallon but I guess that may have been over optimistic.  Now I am hoping it drops back to 2.97.

Darn it.  Prices went up today 2 cents.  Not at all sure why.  Hope I did not wait too long.

The prices continue to drop, at the heating oil distributor, and at the gas pump.  Hooray.  I do not understand why, but I want the universe to understand that I am happy about this trend and want it to continue.  I want the price of heating oil, and therefore the price of staying warm in the winter, the cost of gas which means we can get to and from our work and errands more affordably.  I do not understand why this happening, but I am ever so grateful that it is indded droppping.

HOORAY !!!  The price for heating oil continues to drop.  Today the price for 4oo gallons is down 4 cents per gallon.

I do not exactly understand why this is happening, but be clear,  I am happy about it.  I hope the price for oil and gas continues to drop, and the heating of our homes becomes ever so slightly more affordable.  I am grateful for the drop in price.  I am going to continue to wait a few more days, before I order mine