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2008 August

Yaris Review: Toying with 50 MPG

I’d been following the Toyota Yaris gas mileage threads for quite a while, with more than a bit of skepticism. As Toyota’s entry-level car, the Yaris is marketed to a different audience then those interested in a more expensive hybrid model. It sounded too good to be true. The claims of fantastic real-world results that [...]

Credit Cards for Groceries

Using credit cards for groceries is a dangerous trap. By deferring the cost of food you purchase today until another day, you run the risk of bloating your account with an unpaid balance. When you put off the cost of groceries purchased with a credit card, you mortgage your future.
As I was poking around the [...]

Time for a New Credit Card?

New credit card offers dominate the deluge of direct marketing material that lands in our real world mailboxes. Around these parts, the never ending stream of pieces hawking plastic piles up on the counter until I have the chance to sort things into one of the two most appropriate places … The new credit card [...]

Buying a New Car?

New car sales have fallen off a cliff. It’s not just that buyers are staying away from the showrooms in droves, its that the new cars they most desire are in remarkably short supply. There’s little-to-no room to haggle on the hottest-selling fuel-efficient cars, while the gas guzzling belles of last year’s ball sit collecting [...]

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