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lamenting a lesson not yet learned

Sometimes you have to spend money to save money. I wish that was a lesson that I didn’t have to keep learning the hard way.

running on empty – how to save money on petrol

It was the year before they phased out leaded petrol. My first baby was a 1979 Chrysler Lancer. It had a manual choke, I had to drive with the windows down to avoid carbon-monoxide poisoning, and it leaked oil at a rate of one litre per 50ks. On a good day. But by jees, it [...]

how to save money for a new car

This is a guest post by Bailey Harris of www.carinsurancequotes.net. An automobile is a status symbol for some, but much more than that for the majority of people. It’s basic transportation, something that is absolutely necessary in our modern society. It’s also one of our largest expenditures. Most people aren’t able to simply take enough [...]

repair v replace: is it time to say goodbye to the old car?

If I had a dollar every time someone warned me about ‘throwing good money after bad’, I would be able to afford a new car. No, two new cars. I get the feeling that we tend to use clichés like this without really thinking them through. Is it really better to replace something instead of [...]

drain your savings by avoiding regular car maintenance

Don’t make the same costly mistake that we made – get your car regularly serviced or it could cost you a whole lot more in repairs.