Check Engine Light is On

by | Cars

This is not a good morning for me. I’m sick with this flu that’s been going around and now my check engine light is on. I was heading to work, which is about 45 minutes away from home this morning. The light was on, the car smelled funny, and I swear it...

Learning From Failure

by | Cars, Goals

Didn’t Achieve My Goal Pinyo from Moolanomy asked a question about my goals:Did you pay $700 in January? I’ve got bad news for Pinyo and others. I did not make my goal. I was really psyched to go ahead and knock this car loan off as soon as possible. I felt like...

10 Cars That Can Last 200k

by | Cars, Household Savings

Car Payments Vs. Savings Most people I know love their cars, but hate the car payments. If people drove their cars until for three more years after paying it off (assuming that bought it new) and took their monthly payments and put it in a high interest savings...

September Goal Review: Gasoline

by | Cars

Photo Credit: /kallu Gasonline Goal Update September has come and gone and I was reviewing how I did with my gasoline budget for that month. My goal was to fill up once a week. With gas prices around $2.59/gallon and my tank is about 13 gallons my weekly goal was $34....

Car Repairs: A Headache or a Nightmare

by | Cars

I took my car into the shop this morning because it was cutting off at red lights. Needless to say this freaked me out and I had nightmares of the car stopping on the highway or something. I went to start the car this morning and it was completely dead. I...

Car Tip #1: Carry the Right Stuff

by | Cars

The best way to save money is to prepare for emergencies.  A few months ago I went to visit my mother my tire blew out. I had a spare to put on, but it was a little flat. We had to drive some miles before we hit a gas station that had an air pump. Now I try to check...