Use the web to manage the gas crunch

With the U.S. national average gas price up to $4 a gallon and climbing, here are a few helpful user-submitted websites to check regularly:

www.GasBuddy.com

www.GasPriceWatch.com

These sites make it easy to monitor which stations have the best prices in your area. Updates are made frequently, so check as often as you like. Do keep in mind, however, that you won’t save much by driving 12 miles just to save a couple of pennies per gallon.