CNN Money has an article that says you should buy a car and drive it for 15 years. They used data from Consumer Reports and cited some owners that have really racked up the miles on their cars. http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/30/autos/cr_drive_200k/index.htm?postversion=2007083113 I think I need to bookmark this article and read it once per day. I shudder [...]
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It’s all gloom and doom these days. Families, by the thousands, are losing their homes. Mortgage rates are going up and the latest people to get hit by this are the poor families trying to secure “jumbo” loans for their Mcmansions. Okay, that’s a little harsh. In some areas of the country you pretty much [...]
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Have you noticed the market hasn’t been doing so well lately? Yeah, me too. My 401k has taken a bit of a beating lately but I know that I just have to hold on for the ride. Rather than fret about the unrealized losses I’ve been seeing, I need to remember that the dips give [...]
I had some free time yesterday so I decided to do a little window shopping. Why? you ask. I just don’t know. I haven’t wandered the aisles of stores in months. I figured I’d just kill a little time. As I headed towards the local shopping district I was amazed at the sheer number of [...]
