A few months ago I had to take the company van in for new tires.  As I waited, I happened to overhear one customer was paying $30 for an air filter change – WHAT?  Yes, that $30 included the air filter, but cost is almost certainly overpriced for a service anyone could do.  It does depend on what kind of vehicle you drive as air filters vary in price.  I am by no means a mechanic or a car guru,… Read the rest

If you have a business, and you drive for that business, this is a public service announcement that you need to get out there today and write down your mileage somewhere because you will need this information for your taxes. Here are some posts from June Walker, author of How to Keep a Record of Business Mileage Business Travel Expenses OUT OF DEBT AGAIN is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to… Read the rest

Some days I think I should change the name of this blog to “Never Going to Get Out of Debt Again.”  It wouldn't be that hard to make a new logo… It was finally time for my little car to be taken out for a test drive.  My coworkers needed to use the company van, so we made the necessary arrangements. I was to drive the van to my coworker's house, drop it off and Mr. A was coming into… Read the rest

In my last post I shared that the State of Arizona had intercepted our tax refund, thankfully the problem was resolved quickly. The balance remaining ($421) landed in our checking account last Friday, so I did not pursue charging them for fees, interest or penalties. I had originally planned for our tax refund to pay off my car.  That was before I was done with our taxes.  While putting the numbers into the tax software, it looked like we would… Read the rest