If you are like many people, you’ve probably noticed your auto insurance rates have been increasing steadily over the years. Luckily there are many ways to lower your insurance bill, one of which is taking a defensive driving course from the comfort of home.
In this post, I’m going to explain how I took a 4-hour online defensive driving course to save almost 10% on my insurance rates. What is even better is I’m going to continue getting this discount on my car insurance for the next three years, resulting in hundreds of dollars in total savings.
If you are tired of paying high account fees at large banks while getting a pittance in interest for the money you’ve got deposited, you are not alone.
Do you want to know your credit score but hate the idea of having to pay money to get it? Over 100 million people feel the same way. That is the number of members who have signed up for Credit Karma, the website and app that has been providing free credit scores and reports since 2007.
Even though Craigslist may be one of the biggest and oldest sites to buy and sell stuff locally, what if you are looking for an alternative site because you are not having any success or want more options?
Many people may wonder whether it would be a good idea to cancel a credit card they aren’t using regularly. In most cases, keeping a credit card account open will help your credit score. However, there are still a few situations where you may want to cancel an unused credit card.
After opening a new Amex Business Cash credit card recently, I noticed American Express took the credit from one of my other cards for the new card’s credit limit. While you can always request a credit increase, maybe you are like me and don’t need more credit.
If you’ve bought a new or used car from a dealership, you’ve probably experienced this. After spending an hour or four haggling over the price of the car you finally come to a deal. Next, they hustle you into a little office where they try to sell you even more stuff, one of which is an extended car warranty.
A couple of weeks ago our rice cooker stopped working so I made a trip to Walmart to pick up a new one. When I go to check out, the associate asks if I wanted an extended warranty for my $25 rice cooker.
When a shoe starts falling apart, you might think that it’s time to buy a new pair. That is entirely not the case. There is no need to toss your perfectly good shoes into the trash if your shoes are coming apart or the midsole detaches from the upper.
Some people might be wondering, are there any drawbacks or problems to parking a car for a longer period of time beyond a few weeks? Maybe you putting your car in storage for a few months because you are going away on a long vacation backpacking across Europe or you have a second car you are not using as often.