The news that gas prices are on the rise again reminded me of the summer of 2007. At the time both of my sons were playing travel baseball, which meant we were driving all over northern Illinois every weekend.
We owned a beautiful Chrysler Pacifica at the time — a sporty, comfortable, large car that was [...]
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Killer Gas Prices: Six Ways to Fight Back
Written by Ed Avis - 10 Comments
Published on October 23rd, 2012
Modified on October 27th, 2012 - 10 Comments
Filed under: Automotive, Frugality
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Modified on October 27th, 2012 - 10 Comments
Filed under: Automotive, Frugality
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Do It Yourself (DIY) and Save Money
Written by Nickel - 16 Comments
We recently bought a new car and I’m interested in increasing the cargo capacity. Remember, we have four (rapidly) growing boys, so space is at a premium. As it turns out, this particular vehicle doesn’t come from the factory with roof rails installed, but you can get them as a dealer add-on.
Not surprisingly, if you [...]
Published on July 11th, 2012
Modified on July 27th, 2012 - 16 Comments
Filed under: Automotive, Frugality
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Modified on July 27th, 2012 - 16 Comments
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Find Cheap(er) Gas With Your Phone
Written by Nickel - 3 Comments
This is just a quick tip for those of you that are traveling by car this summer… If you want to shave a few bucks off the cost of your travels, consider using your smartphone to find the best gas prices.
By far the best service that I’ve found for this is GasBuddy.com, which has free [...]
Published on July 10th, 2012
Modified on July 27th, 2012 - 3 Comments
Filed under: Automotive, Online, Travel
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Modified on July 27th, 2012 - 3 Comments
Filed under: Automotive, Online, Travel
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Gas Prices, Revisited
Written by Nickel - 4 Comments
Today is Memorial Day. In addition to be an important American holiday, Memorial Day also marks the traditional start of the summer driving season in the United States. I thus thought it would be worth taking another look at gas prices.
While gas prices usually jump over Memorial Day weekend and then continue increasing into the [...]
Published on May 28th, 2012
Modified on June 10th, 2012 - 4 Comments
Filed under: Automotive, Energy
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Modified on June 10th, 2012 - 4 Comments
Filed under: Automotive, Energy
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Average Price of a New Car?
Written by Nickel - 9 Comments
Having just bought two cars in the past month, I was interested to read a handful of interesting car-related tidbits this weekend. For starters, the average price of a new car or light truck in April was just a shade over $30k. $30,303 to be exact, which represents a $1200 increase over last year.
Needless to [...]
Published on May 7th, 2012
Modified on May 17th, 2012 - 9 Comments
Filed under: Automotive
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Modified on May 17th, 2012 - 9 Comments
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Trade-In Your Old Car or Sell it Yourself?
Written by Nickel - 11 Comments
Whew. We’ve had quite a month here at the FCN household. As many of you know, we bought a new car last month. What most of you don’t know is that we bought another new car this week. The first time around, we were replacing my wife’s old minivan and we opted to sell the [...]
Published on April 18th, 2012
Modified on April 27th, 2012 - 11 Comments
Filed under: Automotive
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Modified on April 27th, 2012 - 11 Comments
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How High Will Gas Prices Go?
Written by Nickel - 11 Comments
It’s still early April and the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded gas is just shy of $4/gallon — up $0.17/gallon from a month ago. This begs the question… Once the summer driving season hits, how high will gas prices go?
For the record, as I write this, the lowest reported price in the [...]
Published on April 6th, 2012
Modified on April 15th, 2012 - 11 Comments
Filed under: Automotive, Economy, Energy
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Modified on April 15th, 2012 - 11 Comments
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How to Sell a Used Car
Written by Nickel - 14 Comments
As I noted a week ago, we recently bought a new car. That meant it was time to sell our old car. In general terms, I avoid trade-ins because: (1) they make the deal significantly more complex, making it harder to get a good deal, and (2) you can generally get considerably more selling your [...]
Published on March 21st, 2012
Modified on March 26th, 2012 - 14 Comments
Filed under: Automotive
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Modified on March 26th, 2012 - 14 Comments
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Thoughts on Buying a New Car
Written by Nickel - 10 Comments
Over the past few months, my wife and I have been in the market for a new car to replace our 2004 Honda Odyssey which now has a little over 140k miles. To make a long story short, we ended up with a shiny, new 2012 Odyssey and are now looking to sell our old [...]
Published on March 14th, 2012
Modified on March 27th, 2012 - 10 Comments
Filed under: Automotive, Consumer
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Modified on March 27th, 2012 - 10 Comments
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Four Hidden Dangers of Leasing a Car
Written by Hank Coleman - 18 Comments
For some people, there is an appeal to leasing a car vs. purchasing it outright. Leasing a car is one way for many would-be car owners to be able to finance a more expensive car with a lower monthly payment than they would have otherwise been able to afford.
This low monthly payment is not all [...]
Published on January 31st, 2012
Modified on February 6th, 2012 - 18 Comments
Filed under: Automotive
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Modified on February 6th, 2012 - 18 Comments
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