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Like it or not, it’ll soon be time to flip the switch on those treasured old school incandescent light bulbs once and for all. The gargantuan energy bill passed by Congress and signed into law by President Bush will do away with most incandescents in favor of more efficient alternatives.
Longtime readers know that we’re big fans […]
Is there a bank that doesn’t offer an online checking account these days?
When I wrote about online banking three years ago, gas prices were roughly 2/3 of what they are today.
The amount of money I save by not driving to the bank these days has increased as gas prices have risen. (Crazy how that works, […]
Yes Virginia (and every other state), you can find a four wheel drive with good gas mileage … as long as you say goodbye to driving that big honking SUV.
So forget about the Escalade … no matter if Cadillac’s giving 0% financing deals. But you don’t have to give up that dream of driving a 4WD […]
What do you do when your digital camera breaks? Do you toss it in a drawer and go shopping? Or do you look to get it fixed? Once upon a time, every town of a decent size had a place to get your TV fixed, your shoes repaired, your watches tweaked (remember the watchmaker?), and […]
A massive improvement in pickup truck gas mileage is in the cards for the next twelve years. With the auto manufacturers starting to line up to improve average fuel economy to 35 miles per gallon (MPG) by 2020, one can’t help but wonder. Could they make that change in half the time?
A big change in […]