I haven’t even been really watching the news for the past week, in fact I have barely registered what is going on outside of my own little sphere.  But I know that Toyota is having a major recall for a sticking accelerator.  They are in stopping production and fixing the problem. 
So why do I [...]

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Last week I talked about how not getting a newer, cooler car saved us financially.  It allowed us a lot more financial freedom and flexibility because we didn’t have a car payment.  Living with a beater car also saved us on car insurance and repairs/maintenance were cheaper because it’s a cheaper car.  Hey tires for [...]

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Well tomorrow at 8 pm is the end of the Government Sponsored cash for clunkers deal.   If you had a clunker and were going to buy a new car anyway, now was the time to do it.
The deal was if you had a car/SUV that had a combined city and highway MPG of 18, you [...]

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What a month for car maintenance.  We spent $1386.48 in total for both car.  Granted we did 90k services on both cars, but still it was an expensive month for car maintenace.
I mentioned previously the springs on our 2000 Ford Focus blew out.  One of them completely broke, the other spring was close to going.  [...]

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I talked about GM’s bankruptcy yesterday.  It appears the US auto industry is in the down slide and I can’t say that I’m surprised.  If anything I expected it to happen faster.  The quality and value of the cars being made by the US automakers leaves a lot to be desired.
Last week we heard a [...]

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General Motors is following Chrysler into bankruptcy.  Currently GM is going to file Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, where it reorganizes and sheds debt to become a profitable company again.  Chrysler filed bankruptcy at the end of April and is set to emerge reorganized and perhaps the blueprint for GM’s bankruptcy.
Chrysler is selling most of it’s assets [...]

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Yesterday I talked about if Quality of Life was important.  Today I wanted to discuss whether buying a Toyota Prius is worth it.  I talked about it earlier in the week Trent from the Simple Dollar’s decision to buy a Toyota Prius.  I don’t have to reiterate that Toyota Prius are the HOT cars of [...]

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Dog from DogAteMyFinances last week talked about Cars you can’t afford.  She was incensed that Trent from the Simple Dollar bought a new 2009 Toyota Prius with a 4% car loan.  Dog says she’s made more than her fair share of mistakes in car purchases.  She did stupid big time.  But she’s learned better now.  [...]

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So on LAL Musings I asked would you rather be Hot or Rich?  Budgets are Sexy asked the original question, but he limited it to rich like Oprah but ugly or hot like supermodel and broke?  And you cannot have plastic surgery or personal trainers. You are ugly period. No changing it.  And you cannot [...]

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Yesterday, I talked about my first financial mistake.  I mentioned I would have put buying a new car as a mistake but I couldn’t.  Mostly because my parents gave me half the funds to buy the car.  They attached severe strings to this gift, which I DEEPLY APPRECIATED.  Thus I felt I could not turn [...]

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