Buying a New Car: Tips to Help You Not Get Burned
Do Your Research The first thing you will want is a clear understanding of whatyou are looking for in a car. It's best to narrow your search toa particular make and model that both fits your needs and has agood track record. If you go to a car lot for a particular carand find yourself being steered towards a completely differentcar don't buy it that day. Go back home and research itthoroughly. Edmunds.com has a great tool for comparing carfeatures.
True Cost To Own Edmunds.com also has a wonderful "True Cost to ...
Author: Fisher Swanson
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Consider Fuel Efficiency When Buying a Car
You can publish the following article in your publications aslong as the footer at the end of the article is included andlinks are made active where possible. Please send a courtesycopy to fisher@thriftyfun.comThanks for your consideration!FisherConsider Fuel Efficiency When Buying a CarBy Fisher SwansonWhen you need to buy your next automobile make sure that fueleconomy doesn't get lost in the shuffle. Buying a compact carwith good gas mileage is both friendly to the environment andyour pocket book. You will enjoy the savings through ...
Author: Fisher Swanson
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eBAy: Don’t Believe All the Hype
Three billion dollars (that’s billion with a "B") in revenues, 135 million users, millionaires all over the place at eBay! Yeah, eBaby!!!, to steal a line form another great author. (See "EBay: No Way…Yes Way (Ten Seller Themes) by Barbara Snyder M.A.” at http://www.sbmag.org/howtosellonebay.html)Yeah! Wow! … Make a million! Open a store on eBay and get rich! Man this is easy!!! –NOT!!!It’s way to easy to get caught up in all the hype out there about eBay and to start thinking all you have to do is set up an eBay store and you are on your way to the life style to which you woul ...
Author: Floyd Snyder
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Would You Like An Extended Warranty With That?
Should you buy an extended warranty with your laptop?You may not want to think about it now, but sooner or later,something is going to break down on your laptop. When ithappens, the big question will be who gets stuck with thebill, you or the manufacturer.The standard (standard in this case meaning free) warrantyon a new laptop typically runs anywhere from 90 days to ayear. That probably doesn’t seem like much when you considerhow long you expect to own your laptop. What happens whenyour laptop poops out on the 91st day?First of all, even if your ...
Author: John San Filippo
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Click and Park: The Future of the Parking Industry
Automobile-dense markets are perfect targets for Web and wireless enabled payment services for parking, which allow for advanced fee collection, decreased operational costs, fewer on-site employees, increased security, predictive parking services and co-branded promotional plans for customers. For instance, the county government of Burlingame, California, wirelessly regulates its parking meters to stop meter theft and monitor coin deposits. The parking industry itself is estimated at over $500 billion; the US accounts for over 105 million parking spaces. Half-way across the wor ...
Author: Madanmohan Rao
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Insurance Credit Scoring: An Ethical Issue
The issue at hand is the use of a consumer’s credit score as an underwriting tool for auto insurance rates. What is a credit score or FICO score? A FICO score is a credit score developed by Fair Isaac & Co. Credit scoring is a method of determining the likelihood that credit users will pay their bills. Fair, Isaac began its work with credit scoring in the late 1950s and, since then, scoring has become widely accepted by lenders as a reliable means of credit evaluation. A credit score attempts to condense a borrower’s credit history into a single number. Fair, Isaac & Co. and the credit bureaus ...
Author: Richard D. Schrader
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A Simple Way To Offset the Environmental Effects of Driving Your Car
We all love our cars. They give us the freedom to come and go as we please, to get to work, to visit family and friends, to go shopping...on our own schedule. But automobiles also effect the environment by polluting the air we breathe and, in the larger scope of life, by creating unusual climate changes. But there is a simple thing you can do to offset the negative environmental effects of driving your car, and It costs less than $100 a year. HOW DRIVING YOUR CAR AFFECTS THE ENVIRONMENT If you drive a standard American automobile, your car emissions ...
Author: Debra Lynn Dadd
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Debt Consolidation and How it Impacts Your Credit Rating
Debt is not a high commodity. Across the universe, people are not looking for a place to sign up for more debt. In America, over 30 million consumers’ credit scores teeter under the score of 620. Nonetheless, personal debt can be a debilitating situation. Although, getting a forty percent job raise job or winning the lottery are the ideal ways to solve a person’s financial woes, there are other immediate solutions.Since credit scores represent purchasing power, improving one’s rating is critical. There is a direct correlation between the interest rate a homebuyer and car buyer will pay ...
Author: Holly Bentz
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Finding low interest credit
Getting low interest credit to finance your home or car, or to get a low interest credit card requires that you have good credit. Bad credit can disqualify you from many loans and from securing low interest rates.It is important to find low interest when getting a credit card. Low interest credit cards can save you a lot of money over time. A great number of bankruptcies are declared each year because of overwhelming credit card debt. Low interest credit cards can help you avoid such a situation.You can find low interest credit cards by shopping around. Conducting your search o ...
Author: Jakob Jelling
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Hide That Car! Fighting the Repo Man
Vehicle repossession may appear justified in circumstances where a person is generally being irresponsible and otherwise able to meet this financial obligation. However, what about that hardworking guy or gal who paid their automobile note dutifully for three years, and missed one payment? Why should their car be repossessed? Basically, the lender owns your car until it is paid in full. Therefore, one missed payment is considered a breech of your agreement. It gets worse. After they take your car, they can sue you for what is called deficiency. Deficiency is any amount still owed on your ...
Author: A.M. Harris
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The Future is Now
You are free to republish this article as long a the author's resource box and a live link to ChartWatchCentral is included. The Future Is Now byChristina NikolovFounder ChartWatchCentral, Inc. One of the missions of ChartWatchCentral is to inform our readers of opportunity before it mainstreams. There is tremendous opportunity in the futuristic field of Nanotechnology. Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary defines nanotechnology thusly: “the art of manipulating materials on an atomic or molecular scale especially to build microscopic devices.” A more prop ...
Author: Christina Nikolov
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Buying Auto Insurance (Part 2 of 4)
Continued from Part 1- (Part 2 of 4)11.Personal Injury Protection (PIP): Covers the treatment of injuries to the driver and passengers of the policyholder's vehicle. At its most extensive, PIP can cover medical payments, a part of the lost wages of those injured in an accident, and a death benefit. It may also extend to covering the policyholder if he/she is injured while in another vehicle or is hit by a car while on foot. It can cover members of the owner’s family household. It pays for medical expenses only in some states, but in most states it also covers wage loss (with significant limitations) ...
Author: Jeanine Steele
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The Smartest Way to Buy Auto Insurance (Part 1 of 4)
The Smartest Way to Buy Auto Insurance(Part 1 of 4)Look at a Lot More Than Just COST, Because Comparison Between Companies is Meaningless Without Research on These Three Topics for Each Company You Are Considering:
1.complaints filed with your state insurance commissioner
2.payment practices that increase your chances of being sued
3.miscellaneous topics, such as use of credit scoring to set premiums, denial of medical treatment to their own insureds, insisting on the right to deny the consumer the right to arbitration in UIM claims, etc. So you heard or saw an advertisement for low cost auto or motor vehicle insurance and you are thinking of making a switch: DON’T DO IT until you have ...
Author: Jeanine Steele
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Auto Accident Lawyers
Automobiles can cause grave accidents leading to serious injuries. A large percentage of auto accidents are caused by negligence and recklessness of drivers. Some are due to intoxication or drug influenced drivers. A number are caused by poorly designed roads and improper traffic signals. It can also be caused by a defective vehicle or tire. In times of auto accidents, it is important to know how to react in order to protect your rights and to make sure that you do not commit errors that can finish up costing you a sum. There are certain measures that you should take to keep in control ...
Author: Maricon Williams
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What to do when in an automobile accident
In 2002, there were an estimated 6.3 million car accidents in the United States. About 2.9 million injuries and 42,815 people were reported killed in auto accidents.Every year, the rates are increasing. More and more, people are getting injured, if not killed, from automobile accidents.Unfortunately, most of us will experience this type of accident at some time. That's why it is important for us to know certain things that will provide significant assistance when we are in a car accident. Remain at the scene of the accident. If you are in an auto accident involving i ...
Author: Granny’s Mettle
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Things You Ought To Know in Faultless Car Accidents
Anyone who has been involved in a vehicular accident, regardless of fault, can avail of No-Fault Benefits which would include compensation for wage lost, medical expenses and a replacement vehicle. It is also termed as Personal Injury Protection Benefit or PIP. Certain states like Minnesota have enacted laws requiring vehicle owners to have no-fault coverage as part of their automobile insurance coverage. Moreover, Minnesota also encourages vehicle owners to have at least a minimum no-fault policy which will disburse $20,000 for an individual’s medical coverage and another $20,000 to cover ...
Author: Paul Hood
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Truck Accident Statistics
In 2003, there were 58,512 total vehicle accidents involved in fatal crashes in the U.S. (NCSA). 4,669 were large trucks involved in fatal truck accidents.Large trucks are more likely to be involved in a fatal multi-vehicle crash than are passenger vehicles. Most fatal truck accidents occurred in rural areas (68 percent) during the daytime (66 percent) and on weekdays (78 percent). Only 1 percent of fatal truck accidents were DUI-related on the part of the truck driver compared to other types of fatal crashes. Higher DUI occurrences are 22 percent for drivers of ...
Author: Michael Monheit, Esquire, Monheit Law, PC
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Accident attorney - Should you hire one?
The following article was written for Resources For Attorneys.com by David Hallstrom, a private investigator, he is not now nor has he ever been an attorney.You have been in a accident, automobile, slip and fall, workplace, etc.. Should you see or speak with an attorney?As far as I am concerned, the answer is always yes.When should you consult with an accident attorney? You should seek the advise of an accident attorney as soon as possible after the accident. Do not wait. You could be giving up certain rights. You should definetly speak with an attorney before speaking ...
Author: David G. Hallstrom
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Home Biz Publicity With 100% Auto Tax Deduction!
When it comes time to do your taxes, isn't it nice that you can write off a portion of your auto expenses for your home business!
Would you like to know how you can write off ALL of your vehicle expenses? Would you like to know how to do that while, at the same time, advertising your home business?
I've got a wonderful secret to share with you! If you advertise on your vehicle, you can write off all of its expenses!
Firstly, think about the reach of your advertising. Even when your car is parked, people are reading your ad. While you're doing your grocery shopping, at your ...
Author: Dawn Roberts
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How To Get Listed In Open Directory Project, The First Time!
There are more than 20,000 volunteers who make-up the Open Directory Project’s indexing core. The criteria for getting listed in the Open Directory Project is a little tight and many of the pages submitted are not indexed on the first try. However, if you use a little common sense and follow some pretty basic rules, getting listed shouldn't be a problem.The following are some guidelines to consider before submitting your site to the Open Directory Project.Your Web Site:Is the site already listed in the directory?Multiple entries within Open Directory are not ver ...
Author: Skip Akers
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