It's Your Business: Save 5 percent on every gas fill-up, reader says

Dave Osborn

Leave it to a reader looking out for other readers.

Seasonal resident Ernie Maier, of East Naples and Michigan, read my column on gas prices recently and wanted to share a way to save 5 percent on gasoline purchases.

Maier said go to www.penfed.org, which is the Pentagon Federal Credit Union. Make a $5 deposit and fill out an application for a credit card. Online, it’s the green one that reads PenFed Platinum Cash Rewards Visa Card.

Next, link that card to a bank account and elect to receive no paper credit statements (because there’s a fee for that). Maier suggested calling 1-800-247-5626, the number on the site, if you need help with the application.

If you’re approved, the credit union will mail you a card you can use when you fill up at any gasoline pump in the U.S. But you must use the card at the pump, not in the store, Maier noted. Saving $20 a month with the card means you’ll save $240 a year.

Thank you, Ernie.

Pet resort opens in Lee County

All American Pet Resorts will host an open house from noon to 4 p.m. March 9 at its new building.

Located in Commerce Park and minutes from Southwest Florida International Airport, the pet resort will be open 24 hours a day so pet owners can drop off and pick up their pets.

Amenities include five-star premium food, off-the-floor bedding, 24-hour care, webcams, televisions, cage-free boarding, daycare suites and more.

Information: 239-939-3647 and www.info@allamericanpetresortsFM.com

Thornton joins law firm

Naples attorney Christopher J. Thornton has joined the law firm of Goede, Adamczyk & DeBoest.

Thornton, who has practiced law in Naples since 1999, focuses primarily on the representation of condominium, cooperative, homeowners and amenities associations, including marinas and golf clubs.

Thornton is president of the Duke Alumni Club of Naples/Fort Myers and a member of the Collier County Bar Association.

The law firm represents and counsels clients in Collier, Lee, Miami-Dade, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades counties, with offices at 8950 Fontana Del Sol Way, Suite 100, Naples; 2030 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers; and Miami. For more information, call 855-331-5100.