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Save on Holiday Travel

by KatieG on November 12, 2012

The other night, I overheard a fellow graduate student telling a friend that her flight home for Thanksgiving would cost $700. I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard her mention that she was only flying from Boston to Philadelphia. To avoid paying outrageous prices for your holiday travel, consider these money saving tips:

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Car Towing and Auto Insurance

by John T on September 10, 2012

Tow insurance  – A good investment or not? Long ago, while in college a group of us were talking our beat up old cars.  Being college students we didn’t have money to spend on new cars.  One of the students, Nicole said she drove a 10 year old car, but her Dad insisted she take [...]

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It’s August. The dog days of summer. It’s getting down to crunch time for a summer vacation. We are, however, in a “down” economy, and everyone’s talking about saving their money. A lot of consumers can’t really have it all… money in the bank AND a luxurious getaway. For consumers who thought a summer vacation [...]

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Every month American Consumer Credit Counseling posts a poll question on its homepage. For the month of June, ACCC asked… How much have you budgeted for a summer vacation this year? Here’s what we found out…

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Last night I almost bought a cruise package for next weekend.  I get frequent flier email offers from many airlines, and an intriguing one popped into my inbox the other day. After clicking the link it showed numerous cruise options, different lines, number of nights and prices. A 3 night cruise to the Bahamas could [...]

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All that talk about winter tires got me thinking about car stuff.  Apparently so was the rest of the blog-o-verse.  I came across several auto-themed blog posts and news articles last week, so I thought… let’s round these suckers up for our lovely readers.  So here we are.  You, me, and a couple of car [...]

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The following is a guest post from Dale Cooper, a content specialist at Rosetta. When snow starts to fall, drivers everywhere ease off the accelerator. Slippery conditions resulting from ice, slush and snow on the road can be challenging to navigate, especially to the inexperienced driver. To gain back some control, many people mount snow [...]

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How to Get Classic Car Insurance

by Albie D on October 28, 2011

The following is a guest post from Bethany Collins Recent statistics show that more than half of classic car owners have taken out standard insurance policies on their cars. Why is this so impractical? Because standard car policies might leave you high and dry when you really want your insurance to work for you! It’s [...]

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Buy or Lease a Car? How to Decide

by Albie D on September 23, 2011

Today we tackle the age old question that has plagued mankind since the dawn of time… Should you buy or lease that car? A question more perplexing than paper vs. plastic, or even soup vs. salad.  The choice as to whether you should buy or lease a car comes down to two main factors:  1) [...]

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