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Monday, June 9th, 2008The other day I was picking up my daughter at daycare and I noticed one of the other parents was driving a new Honda Civic. They parked next to me and as I was getting out of my car, I noticed that their Civic had leather interior. When I got home and did [...]
WSJ: When Buying a Gas Guzzler Makes Sense
Thursday, June 5th, 2008I saw this in today’s Wall Street Journal:
The gasoline-price-induced collapse of the sport-utility-vehicle market presents a quandary for consumers. With gas at $4 a gallon, SUVs no longer make affordable commuter vehicles. But at the same time, they’ve never been cheaper.
Manufacturers are offering between $2,000 and $5,000 in discounts on once strong-selling models like the [...]
Gas at $12 Per Gallon? This Guy’s Full of Crap!
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008From an article I found on Drudge Report comes this hogwash:
“[T]he prices that we’re paying at the pump today are, I think, going to be ‘the good old days,’ because others who watch this very closely forecast that we’re going to be hitting $12 and $15 per gallon,” Hirsch said. “And then, after that, when [...]
Gas-Saving Myths
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008CNN/Money takes a look at six gas-saving myths. One that stuck out to me is number 5: To A/C or not A/C. Although it may be possible to save money by not running the AC, it is a miserable ride and driving with your windows down will ruin your headliner. I know [...]
Gas Prices Have People Not Thinking Clearly
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008This morning as I was dropping my daughter off at daycare, a lady pulled up in a new Honda Accord. As she was walking into the building I asked her if she got rid of her Lincoln Aviator. She said something like, “Yes. I got rid of the gas guzzler and I’m [...]
The Impact of Gas Prices on the Family Trip
Thursday, May 8th, 2008Summer is just around the corner, which means a trip to Kansas to visit family is in our future. Since I have had gas prices on my mind lately, I thought I would calculate how much we can expect to spend on gas for our trip.
Although we don’t own a gas-guzzler, our Rendezvous hardly [...]
Why Are People STILL Buying Trucks and SUVs?
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008Although I don’t see as many new trucks driving around as I used to, I’m still seeing quite a few brand new trucks and SUVs out on the road. I don’t understand why anyone would buy anything these days that doesn’t get over 25 miles per gallon.
Think about it, if a truck [...]
How I Squash the New Car Bug
Thursday, April 24th, 2008Our Buick Rendezvous will be 6 years old on June 1.
The idiot side of me wants a new car.
I really like those new Buick Enclaves. They are a little bigger than our Rendezvous but not as big as a Suburban so the gas mileage wouldn’t be too bad. The [...]
Humor - Hyundai’s Dollars & Sense Ad Campaign
Thursday, April 10th, 2008I don’t know if you’ve caught this or not but Hyundai has been running an ad campaign called Dollars & Sense that features three financial authors offering advice to potential Hyundai buyers. The authors in the campaign:
Larry Winget - author of You’re Broke Because You Want to Be and several other books (I interviewed [...]
Dang it! My Car Insurance is Going Up
Thursday, January 31st, 2008Remember last summer wehn I wrote about how my insurance agent set me up with a new auto insurance policy and that by doing so, I was going to save $800 per year? If not, you can read about it here. The only difference that I could tell between the new policy and [...]
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