Archive for July, 2008
Why buy auto and home insurance together
You own a home and a car. You have insurance. But for whatever reason you purchased your policies at different companies. But did you know you that if you’d gotten both your auto and home insurance from the same insurance company you could be paying less for the same coverage? Because you could and you’d […]
DIY doesn’t buy cheaper home insurance
I just read this article “Women Learning DIY to Save Money on Home Insurance” and wanted to comment on what the author writes. DIY schools might be doing good business but the argument the newly acquired DIY skills can be beneficial when shopping for home insurance is biased.
In fact, DIY could have the exact […]
How do consumers in the U.S. deal with rising (gasoline) expenses?
During the most recent upturn in gas prices and gasoline spending, consumers saved less. From the first quarter of 2007 to the first quarter of 2008, the decline in saving alone covered 53.1 percent of the increase in gasoline spending. The rest came from less spending on cars and furniture. Yet at the same time, […]
