Consumerist
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money saving tips
How To Pay As Little As Possible To Insure Your Jalopy
Despite what certain geckos would have you believe, the art of saving money on car insurance goes beyond doing whatever television commercials tell you to do. More » -
When your credit score sustains a dent, make sure your car doesn't. Because higher car insurance is just what you need when you've lost your job. Auto insurers use customers' credit scores as part of the formula to determine premiums. Shop around—different companies assign different weights to credit score in their calculations. [MainStreet.com]
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bah humbug
Progressive Has No Notion of Christmas Spirit, Announces Yule-tide Rate Increase
According to an Email received by reader Jessica, Progressive Auto Insurance is increasing rates for New York Customers by nearly 20%. And the best time to announce this? Christmas day, of course! -
money
Personal Finance Roundup
Four Ways to Improve Your Resume [Yahoo Hotjobs] "Here are four tips on how you can power up your resume for today's more competitive job search arena."
You're dead: Where's your 401(k)? [MSN Money] "If you should die before spending all your hard-earned retirement savings, any number of things could happen to the remaining money. Don't let it fall into the wrong pockets."
7 Secrets to Picking Great Funds [Kiplinger] "These methods will help you choose wisely and give your portfolio a boost. Some may surprise you."
When Should You Downgrade Your Car Insurance? [The Simple Dollar] "How do you know when the time is right to downgrade your car insurance?"
4 Ways to Reduce a Gadget's Power Drain [Smart Money] "Here are four ways to cut your gadgets' energy consumption."
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Personal Finance Roundup
The smartest advice I ever got [CNN Money] "40 great minds share the best money lessons they ever learned."
100 Things to Do During a Money Free Weekend [The Simple Dollar] "One hundred fun ways to spend a money free weekend."
8 Home Improvements That Pay Off [Smart Money] "The home improvement projects that offer the biggest payoff."
10 most and least expensive cars to insure [Bankrate] "Stay away from small, fast cars."
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state farm
State Farm: This 1963 Chrysler Newport Is Not An Antique, Unless You Give It A Fresh Coat Of Paint. What?
Humphrmi's 1963 Chrysler Newport has antique license plates, meaning he can't drive to or from anywhere other than car shows, shops and parades; but State Farm won't insure the car as an antique unless it gets a new coat of paint. "You have to paint the car," they said, to avoid a 33% higher premium. Does this strike anyone else as insane?
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money
Personal Finance Roundup
9 big credit card myths [MSN Money] "What you don't know could hurt you."
Patience Pays Off [Kiplinger] "Whatever your style of investing, the lesson of the millenium is clear: It pays to keep investing through market slumps."
A Real-Life Example of How to Save $1,300 in Less than Two Hours by Shopping Around for Car Insurance [Free Money Finance] "I just recently got married so changing insurance was on the endless list of things to do, so I explored my intuitive feeling, of being screwed, and here is what happened."
18 ways to beat inflation [CNN Money] "Cut out some waste and take advantage of a few overlooked deals, and you can rein in your budget without feeling like a penny-pincher."
How We Organize Our Coupons and Execute Our Coupon Strategy [The Simple Dollar] "Here's how we maximize our coupon value, from top to bottom."
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cars
10 Things Your Auto Insurer Won't Tell You
Is a toad hiding in your engine? Here's 10 little car insurance dirty secrets from SmartMoney: More » -
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insurance
The Car Insurance Penis Tax
Okay, this guy's an ass: as a rule, we don't like smarmy consumers like this. Moreover, it's got some strategic edits which are suspect. Hell, I suspect Tim's part of the call was recorded independently of Luke's "Aren't I just so clever?" retorts. More »
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