It’s a good idea to check insurance rates at least once a year to ensure that you’re getting the best deal and making the most of your hard earned dollar.  Do make sure you have your current policy on hand as you make your comparisons so that you are able to compare apples to [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

For those of us in the personal finance realm, the answer to that question is pretty simple. Just say no to the title loan. Several times a week I hear this commercial on the radio and it goes something like this:

“Helpful” Friend: “Hey Mike, what’s up?”

Entrepreneur Guy: “I’m short on cash so [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Okay, there weren’t actually flames, but there was a ton of smoke!   And you know usually where there’s smoke, there’s fire.  I started out last Tuesday morning, I was leaving home at 7am instead of my usual time of 5am because I had to go shopping for my employer for an upcoming event.  As [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

It’s already that time again… six months has passed since we renewed our auto insurance and it’s time to do that again. I hope one day to be in a position where I can buy auto insurance for one year at a time. But in the meantime, renewing every six months prompts me to [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

How much do you pay for auto insurance?   How often do you renew?

At the Accountability household, we pay $630.00 every six months – this is for FOUR cars, three drivers and one of those drivers is a young male aged 21.  Pretty good rates, huh?  I try to remember to shop around every [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

If you are a self-proprietor, and driving is part of your business, you have a choice to either deduct your mileage, or to deduct the portion of the cost of your vehicle expenses.

From the IRS:

To use the standard mileage rate, you must own or lease the car and:

The car must not [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

On Sunday March 20th, the average price for a gallon of gasoline was $3.57.

This cost hits me in the pocketbook pretty hard since I have a 100 mile round trip commute.  Thankfully I am allowed to work at home one day of the week, and that adds up to quite a savings.  My [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Mr. A told me more than once that his company van was driving funny. He said when he was carrying a heavy load of tools and materials, the van would be hard to control and would feel a little squirrely on the highway.  You know, squirrely, that scientific term that means moving back and [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

I’ve had a Costco card for quite a long time through my employer, but I’ve rarely taken advantage of the savings on gasoline.

Part of the reason is because I have to get off the freeway and drive one mile down the road to get to Costco.  So I’m driving an extra two miles [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

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It was that time of the year again… time to renew our auto insurance.  I’ve stuck with the same company for the past couple of years, and since we added AJ (our twenty year old son) to our policy I figured they were giving us the best possible deal.

While visiting over [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]