Comments on: Do You Belong to a Fuel Co-op? SmartMoney Wants to Know! http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/09/18/do-you-belong-to-a-fuel-co-op-smartmoney-wants-to-know/ A personal finance blog dedicated to discussing such topics as budgeting, asset allocation, 401K, IRA, cash flow, insurance, financial planning, portfolio management, and other areas in personal finance. Fri, 25 May 2012 15:27:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: TNT http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/09/18/do-you-belong-to-a-fuel-co-op-smartmoney-wants-to-know/comment-page-1/#comment-362233 TNT Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:34:33 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=2828#comment-362233 In Massachusetts, we have something like this: http://www.massenergy.com/Index.html You can get discount heating oil through them and save 10-30 cents per gallon. Maybe other states have something similar. In Massachusetts, we have something like this:

http://www.massenergy.com/Index.html

You can get discount heating oil through them and save 10-30 cents per gallon. Maybe other states have something similar.

]]> By: Mo Money http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/09/18/do-you-belong-to-a-fuel-co-op-smartmoney-wants-to-know/comment-page-1/#comment-362203 Mo Money Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:05:08 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=2828#comment-362203 I have never hear of fuel co-ops. How do they work? I have never hear of fuel co-ops. How do they work?

]]> By: Jon @capitalistmven.com http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/09/18/do-you-belong-to-a-fuel-co-op-smartmoney-wants-to-know/comment-page-1/#comment-362192 Jon @capitalistmven.com Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:37:28 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=2828#comment-362192 Sounds like Costco for heating oil. Yes Costco sells gas, it's usually not the most expensive but it's rarely the cheapest station either. My guess is you won't find many of these co-ops in existance any more. They may have made sense in pre-Internet time when oil dealers held an informational advantage over buyers. But today, people can click their mouse and shop around for oil instantly. Add to this the availability of heating oil ETFs for hedging and a co-op really has no value added function in the 21st century. Sounds like Costco for heating oil. Yes Costco sells gas, it’s usually not the most expensive but it’s rarely the cheapest station either. My guess is you won’t find many of these co-ops in existance any more. They may have made sense in pre-Internet time when oil dealers held an informational advantage over buyers. But today, people can click their mouse and shop around for oil instantly. Add to this the availability of heating oil ETFs for hedging and a co-op really has no value added function in the 21st century.

]]> By: No Debt Plan http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/09/18/do-you-belong-to-a-fuel-co-op-smartmoney-wants-to-know/comment-page-1/#comment-362023 No Debt Plan Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:44:12 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=2828#comment-362023 Also haven't heard of this -- can we get an explanation? Also haven’t heard of this — can we get an explanation?

]]> By: caryn davis http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/09/18/do-you-belong-to-a-fuel-co-op-smartmoney-wants-to-know/comment-page-1/#comment-362021 caryn davis Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:40:04 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=2828#comment-362021 We've been part of NYPIRG, a fuel buyers organization. We originally heated our home with oil, and because we were part of the fuel buyers group, the cost was below most oil companies. Now, we've converted to gas, and I'm not sure if we saved money last year, but its likely we did save a few hundred dollars. We’ve been part of NYPIRG, a fuel buyers organization. We originally heated our home with oil, and because we were part of the fuel buyers group, the cost was below most oil companies. Now, we’ve converted to gas, and I’m not sure if we saved money last year, but its likely we did save a few hundred dollars.

]]> By: So Cal Savvy http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/09/18/do-you-belong-to-a-fuel-co-op-smartmoney-wants-to-know/comment-page-1/#comment-362018 So Cal Savvy Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:31:09 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=2828#comment-362018 No, no I don't, but this sounds like a really interesting idea! Keep us readers updated! No, no I don’t, but this sounds like a really interesting idea! Keep us readers updated!

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