From News of the Weird:
A 40-year-old man in Cedarburg, Wis., was arrested on suspicion of DUI when police noticed the severed hose of a gas station pump sticking out of his car’s fuel door. (It belonged to a Kwik Trip station.)
Note to self: Make sure to remove the hose before pumping and running.
[Source: News of [...]
Archive for April 2006
You Know Gas is Expensive When…
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Published on April 28th, 2006 - 6 Comments
Filed under: Automotive, Humor
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Filed under: Automotive, Humor
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Retirement Savings Rate Poll Results
Written by Nickel - 11 Comments
Well, the votes are in, and it looks like most readers retirement savings rate poll are doing a pretty good job of preparing for retirement. In fact, 73% of all respondents are saving 11% or more of their income for retirement, and there’s a handful of really hardcore savers out there, stashing away over 40% [...]
Published on April 28th, 2006 - 11 Comments
Filed under: Polls, Retirement, Saving & Investing
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Filed under: Polls, Retirement, Saving & Investing
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Weekly Roundup – 04/28/06
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Here’s a quick look at what’s going on around the MoneyBlogNetwork and beyond…
Published on April 28th, 2006 - Leave a Comment
Filed under: Link Love
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Carnivals – Week of 04/24/06
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FiveCentNickel took part in three Carnivals this week. Here they are along with links to my posts that were included in each:
The Carnival of the Capitalists, which is up at About Entrepreneurs, included my post on piggyback mortgages.
The Carnival of Personal Finance, which is up at Million Dollar Goal (actually, it’s up at a backup [...]
Published on April 27th, 2006 - Leave a Comment
Filed under: Carnivals
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The Cost of Not Answering the Phone
Written by Nickel - 10 Comments
Yesterday afternoon I set aside a bit of time to arrange for a homeowner’s insurance policy on our new house, as well as to transfer our other policies from from our current insurance agent to one on the other end of our move. We’ve used State Farm Insurance for years and, given that we’re actually [...]
Published on April 27th, 2006 - 10 Comments
Filed under: Insurance, Moving
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Filed under: Insurance, Moving
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On the (In)accuracy of Fuel Efficiency Estimates
Written by Nickel - 3 Comments
I’ve written in the past about the (in)accuracy of EPA fuel efficiency estimates, and it now seems like the Europeans are jumping on board. According to an article from the Times Online, EU fuel consumption tests that were set up in 1980 don’t accurately reflect modern driving conditions. The end result is overly generous estimates [...]
Published on April 26th, 2006 - 3 Comments
Filed under: Automotive, Energy
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Filed under: Automotive, Energy
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How Much Does a Million Dollars Weigh? (Revisited)
Written by Nickel - 14 Comments
Awhile back, I investigated whether or not a million dollars really is a ton of money. As it turns out, the answer depends on whether or not you use the metric system. A million dollars in one dollar bills weighs in at a metric ton, or about 1.1 US tons. So then I got to [...]
Published on April 25th, 2006 - 14 Comments
Filed under: Miscellany
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Save Money, Don’t Drive Like a Maniac
Written by Nickel - 4 Comments
In view of the high gas prices, I thought I’d post this little tidbit:
Did you know that aggressive driving with jack rabbit starts and hard braking at traffic signals will save about 2 ½ minutes on a 60-mile trip? The same driving cuts fuel efficiency by 39 percent.
I have no idea what assumptions this is [...]
Published on April 24th, 2006 - 4 Comments
Filed under: Automotive, Energy
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Money Poll #9: Retirement Savings Rate
Written by Nickel - 6 Comments
A few weeks back, I ran a poll on retirement savings accounts which revealed that more than 9 out of 10 respondents are saving for retirement through either an employer-sponsored plan or an IRA of some sort (or both). This week I’m interested in learning even more about my readers’ retirement savings habits, which [...]
Published on April 24th, 2006 - 6 Comments
Filed under: Polls, Retirement, Saving & Investing
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Home Inspection Complete
Written by Nickel - 3 Comments
I’m pleased to report that our home inspection is now complete, and the inspector only found two tiny problems… First off, our garage door opener wasn’t properly adjusted, so it didn’t reverse properly upon contact with a blockage (or a kid — yikes!). Second, the drain plug in one of our sinks didn’t close properly. [...]
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