You know when crude oil prices peak at $103 a barrel as they did this week, there's going to be a trickle-down effect, clipping all of us at the pump. According to AAA, gasoline prices rose $.10 over the past week. Could five-dollar-a-gallon gasoline be far behind? Darin Newsom, senior analyst at energy tracker DTN told USA Today he thinks "$5 gas isn't out of the question."
If you're at home, go to Gas Buddy to check prices near you. If you're on the road, you'll need an app. Here are three handy iPhone apps that use GPS to figure out where you're located, and then direct you to the cheapest gas station nearby. Because we're trying to save money, we decided to find those gas-pricing apps that are absolutely free, and here's our trio, ranked Good, Better and Best.