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Gas prices are expected to hit $4 a gallon this spring. Exxon pulled the biggest profit ever by an American company last year. A survey says 51 percent of Americans say fuel costs are their biggest economic worry. Fight back with these links from McClatchy News Service:

Get a good idea how much your next trip will cost at www.fuelcostcalculator.com.

Then, to get started off right, go to www.gasbuddy.com to find the cheapest gas in your ZIP code. The prices are reported by members. You can register for free and do some reporting yourself, if you’re interested.

If citizen journalism’s not your thing, you can also check prices at autos.msn.com, which gathers its prices from OPIS (Oil Price Information Service). Click on “Gas Prices” under “Driving Tools.” The service tracks prices through credit-card transactions.

And check the Daily Breeze's gas guy chart in Sunday's paper to see how prices compare in the South Bay.

Our Ask Us editor, Stephanie Walton, gets a lot of questions from readers about gasoline prices. We've compiled her best in our online Ask Us archive.

She's answered such questions as "How much of the cost of a gallon of gas goes to taxes," "Why does my receipt say I paid more than the station's sign," and "How do I pre-pay for gasoline to lock in a lower price?"

If you've got a burning question about something in the South Bay or Harbor Area, email Stephanie at askus@dailybreeze.com