Our homeowners insurance (and now life insurance) agent gave called last week. He wanted to see if we would let him price an auto insurance policy for us as “rates have gotten more competitive.”
He seems determined to get us to use him for all our insurance needs. I told him that would be fine; [...]
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Saving Money on Car Insurance?
Written by Laura Martinez - 14 Comments
Published on March 9th, 2010 - 14 Comments
Filed under: Automotive, Insurance
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Filed under: Automotive, Insurance
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Reducing Your Automotive Expenses
Written by Laura Martinez - 15 Comments
I don’t know about you, but having a car has become more and more of a necessity for us. After considering our options, it would be impractical for us to become a one car family, or to rely on public transportation. We are, however, intent on reducing our expenses, so we’re trying to cut our [...]
Published on February 2nd, 2010 - 15 Comments
Filed under: Automotive, Frugality
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Filed under: Automotive, Frugality
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Should Speeding Tickets Cost More for the Wealthy?
Written by Nickel - 51 Comments
I recently ran across an interesting article about a Swiss Court fining a speeder $290,000. Apparently the court decided to base the fine on the offender’s $20M net worth. Apparently he/she is a repeat offender and was traveling at a little more then 1.7x the posted speed limit (137 km/hour in an 80 km/hour zone). [...]
Published on January 14th, 2010 - 51 Comments
Filed under: Automotive
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How Much to Budget for Car Maintenance?
Written by Matt Jabs - 18 Comments
If you don’t control your money, your money will control you. Today let’s focus on getting control over the cost of auto repair and maintenance.
The cost of owning a car
Here’s a look at all the budget categories you may want consider when attempting to nail down your auto expenses:
Purchase price – payment (cash and/or financing [...]
Published on November 5th, 2009 - 18 Comments
Filed under: Automotive
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Most and Least Reliable Cars – 2009 Edition
Written by Nickel - 12 Comments
Consumer Reports recently released their 2009 listing of the most and least reliable cars. Whenever these rankings come out, I look at them with a bit of morbid curiosity. I’m mostly interested in seeing how far down the list the domestic carmakers
Looking at overall brand reliability, Japanese imports clearly rule the roost, whereas domestic [...]
Published on November 2nd, 2009 - 12 Comments
Filed under: Automotive
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Cash for Clunkers – Ending Soon
Written by Nickel - 7 Comments
Have you been thinking about taking advantage of the Cash for Clunkers program? If so, you’d better hurry… Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced that the program will end at 8PM on Monday due to dwindling funds.
This program has been a mixed blessing for the auto industry. The cash incentives have resulted in increased sales, [...]
Published on August 20th, 2009 - 7 Comments
Filed under: Automotive
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Cash for Clunkers Program Suspended
Written by Nickel - 18 Comments
Big news out of Washington today… Apparently the Cash for Clunkers program has been a bit too popular, and is reportedly being suspended out of fear of running out of money. This program was set to run through November 1st, or until the $1B allotment was used up, and it appears that the money might [...]
Published on July 30th, 2009 - 18 Comments
Filed under: Automotive, Economy
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Testimony of a One Car Couple
Written by Matt Jabs - 62 Comments
Up until a few months ago, if someone would have asked my wife or me to get rid of one of our cars, we would’ve just snickered and responded, “Impossible!” But then it happened… I wrecked my car.
A bit of background
From the time we met in 2003 up until seven months ago, my wife and [...]
Published on July 16th, 2009 - 62 Comments
Filed under: Automotive, Frugality
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Cash for Clunkers: Paying You to Junk Your Car
Written by Nickel - 41 Comments
In case you haven’t heard, I just wanted to point out that President Obama recently signed the so-called “Cash for Clunkers” program into law. Starting July 1st, would-be car buyers can get a $3500-$4500 credit for trading in their “clunker” and purchasing a more fuel efficient vehicle.
Officially known as the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) [...]
Published on June 30th, 2009 - 41 Comments
Filed under: Automotive
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How to Save Money on Car Insurance
Written by Nickel - 22 Comments
As a companion to my other articles on how to save money on health insurance, how to save money on homeowners insurance, and how to save money on life insurance, I thought I’d tackle car insurance. What follows is a list of six tips for reducing your premiums and saving a ton of money.
Keep your [...]
Published on May 9th, 2009 - 22 Comments
Filed under: Automotive, Frugality, Insurance
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