Beverly Hills, California, December 9, 2008 – Well it’s official. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, the nation has been in a recession since last December. And with the economy taking a beating – we’re talking a savage, caveman-style beating – HUSTLER Magazine is mounting an offensive to help Americans help themselves through the lean times.

For starters, publisher Larry Flynt is kicking off HUSTLER’s Great Gas Giveaway. One lucky grand prize winner will score $1,000 in free fuel. Over 100 runners-up will still luck out with a free tank of gas.

HUSTLER’s multi-pronged attack against the recession includes a shot at Big Oil with its primer on fueling your ride with vegetable oil or even booze (the magazine suggests Prohibition may have pushed us toward our addiction to foreign oil). In the February 2009 issue of HUSTLER Josh Tickell writes, “For me, nothing beats the whine of a diesel turbo running on liquid that didn’t come from the Middle East. And if this great nation ever falls, you’ll find me speeding in my turbodiesel on some back road. But unlike Mad Max, I won’t be looking for gasoline. I’ll be hunting for grease buckets behind Chinese restaurants.”

If the French Fry Solution simply isn’t enough, HUSTLER outlines ten common sense ways to stretch your buck. From “survival gardens” inspired by the home-front sacrifices of World War Two to the practicalities of solar fuel, the magazine For the Rest of the World has you covered.