Gas-saving sites miss the obvious
I saw a link today called "Gas Stations Hate Us." It promised money-saving tips. I clicked on it, of course. It had some advice I hadn't heard anywhere before, like a good credit card for gas rebates,...
View ArticleA couple more ideas for saving gas
Chrysler criticized oil companies a couple of weeks back for padding their profits and not trying to do anything to help gas prices. There were some fallacies in their arguments; I'm not even going to...
View Article$13.99 a day for three days isn’t $39 total!
On Monday, I had the pleasure of renting a car. The insurance company was paying--the pleasure came courtesy of the 81-year-old woman who rear-ended my wife and son as they sat at a stop sign--but I...
View ArticlePaid in full.
This week, my wife and I drove to the bank and signed some papers initiating a wire transfer to our mortgage company. Yesterday, I had the satisfaction of logging into the mortgage company's web site,...
View ArticleSo, should I buy a different car?
Charlie posted a link to some controversial advice that it's better to keep your car rather than get something more fuel efficient. The advice makes a lot of sense when you do the math. The post So,...
View ArticleFour ways to save a little money on $4 gas
So gas prices jumped to about $4 per gallon this week. I have a pretty long commute, so that hurts. It also means I stay on top of ways to keep my fuel prices as low as I can. Dollar The post Four ways...
View ArticleIt’s time for the plug-in Prius to prove something
Over the past year, I grew tired of hearing people say nobody wants electric cars. There are certain people, who for reasons I can’t figure out, want the masses to believe nobody wants electric cars. I...
View ArticleI want to feel for this ad executive, but I can’t
There’s a problem in this world, according to Mike Zaneis. It’s ad blockers. On one level, I can relate to the guy. Ad blockers cost me between $500 and $1,000 a year, personally. But on another level,...
View ArticleSome tough-love money advice I missed before
I find little, if anything, to disagree with in this tough-love post from Mr. Money Mustache from February: Why the middle-class keeps giving itself the shaft. I find several takeaways from it. Our...
View ArticleWhy I bought a hybrid
Gas is around $2 a gallon, and I just bought a hybrid. Why? It makes sense and it doesn’t make sense. So let’s talk this through. I bought one, and if you’re thinking about getting one, I think it can...
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