A friend of mine saw this site and sent me the link. I’m guessing he might have seen it on Lifehacker and sent me the link. TrueCar lets you see what people are actually paying for cars. You can see invoice, MSRP and then actual dealer cost. (Invoice cost is usually not the true dealer cost. In some cases the cost can be significantly lower
Archives for 2009
How Should I Balance my Wants Vs My Desire to Save for the Future?
I received a comment from “Clear Minded” yesterday on my post about what smart phone I should consider purchasing that is well worth pointing out and discussing further. Here is the comment: “Your blog is confusing to me. You’re thinking about purchasing an extra home, getting an ATV, you’d rather take your car to the expensive dealership for service, and now you’ve decided to get
John Mac, Nissan Marketing Manager Wants to Give me Millions!
I must be the luckiest guy in the world. I just received yet another opportunity to receive millions of dollars in free money. You can bet I’ll be following up to find out how much of my own money I need to transfer in order to get access to these funds! (Why are people still falling for these? This is getting ridiculous.) I’m sure Nissan
Iphone? Palm Pre? G1? So Many Smart Phone Choices
I have finally made the decision to switch from a plain old “cheap” cel phone to a phone that has data, web access, email etc etc. It has been a long road for me to get to this point. I have watched many friends use these smart phone devices (think: Iphone) and have drooled at the thought. What has kept me from getting one up
Facebook Phishing Attempt Happening Now
I have to admit I’m a bit of a Facebook junkie after signing up a couple months ago. I received an email today from a friend on Facebook that looked legit and told me to click on a link: Here is what the email said: Julie sent you a message. Subject: Hello “Visit http://www.facebook.com/l/0a60b;http://fbactin.net/” I removed the “O” from the url so that no one
I Have to Wonder if the Earth is Smiling Right Now
Over the last few decades we’ve seen expansion and growth that boggles the mind. Now that we are in a recession that is looking to be one of the most severe in many decades, it’s amazing to see how consumption can just drop so significantly. Consumer spending has decreased drastically, the automotive industry in the US is in complete turmoil and even the more stable
Didn’t Save a Bunch of Money on My Car Insurance
With all the commercials on tv these days about how I could be saving a ton of money on my car insurance, I’ve had this little bug in the back of my head chastising me for not having checked my insurance rates in many years. I have been with the same insurance company for about 15 years and they have made a TON of money
Interactive Graphic on Job Gains and Losses Since 2006
This graphic is fascinating. It shows the job increases and losses since January of 2006. Talk about going from Blue to RED! http://www.slate.com/id/2216238/
Considering a Snow Bird Investment Property
Most of the time I feel fortunate to live in the Seattle area in the Pacific Northwest. The one time that I don’t appreciate the Seattle area is during the drab months of winter and early Spring. This year seems to have been particularly dark, rainy and gloomy. I was hoping that my quick trip to Las Vegas would feed my body’s need for sun
Links About the Economy
You can’t help but stumble across links to articles about the economy these days. I’ve probably read more than would be considered healthy. Here are a few that I found interesting: The New Survivor Guilt. I’ve found myself feeling bogged down and less enthusiastic at work as the work piles up and there is no relief in sight. Like the article says, I haven’t complained