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Saving Pennies or Dollars? Going Below Speed Limit

{ Posted on Nov 07 2011 by Trent }
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Categories : All, Automobile, Frugality, Learning, Saving Pennies or Dollars, The Simple Dollar
Saving Pennies or Dollars is a new semi-regular series on The Simple Dollar, inspired by a great discussion on The Simple Dollar’s Facebook page concerning frugal tactics that might not really save that much money. I’m going to take ...Read More »

How to Prepare Your Home & Car for Winter Storms, Blizzards & Snow Emergencies

{ Posted on Dec 08 2010 by Heather Levin }
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Categories : All, Automobile, be prepared for emergencies, car safety, Cars & Transportation, emergencies, Family & Home, Lifestyle, Money Crashers, winter
I’m no fan of winter, but there’s nothing quite like a good old fashioned snowstorm. The blustery wind, the drifts of snow, the weather forecaster’s announcements about “the storm of the century”…it always gets me excited! While snowstorms can be fun, ...Read More »

Doing the Math on Paying Cash for Cars

{ Posted on Nov 30 2010 by Trent }
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Categories : All, Automobile, debt, Learning, The Simple Dollar
Quite often, I get emails from readers asking about the “best” way to purchase a particular car that they want. They have their eye on some new model and want me to essentially tell them that it’s okay to ...Read More »

Minimizing the Cost of Holiday Car Travel

{ Posted on Nov 22 2010 by Trent }
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Categories : All, Automobile, Getting Started, Learning, The Simple Dollar, Travel
Like a lot of people this week, our family is traveling by car to a number of Thanksgiving dinners. As I taught the children to sing recently, “On the interstate and across the bridge, to Grandma’s house we go!” Of ...Read More »