My Financial Implosion: Buying a Truck after Bankruptcy
“A fool and his money are soon parted.” – Thomas Tusser In January 1998, ... immediately, I was deluged with offers for credit. I received letters offering new and used car loans, credit cards, and even household goods. Everybody seemed to want to offer me financing, since they knew [more...]
Date: 2009-02-24 20:13:18
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Some of My Money Saving Tips for Life (pfblogs.org)
1. Do not buy trophy houses - less upside. 2. Live below your income means - thus avoid debt.3. Negotiate free extended warranty on new car at time of purchase - you will need it.4. Pay no bank ... goods at Walmart - some things are sold at or below cost.11. Keep your car serviced and use the dealer [more...]
Date: 2008-08-21 01:35:46
My Plan to Bail Out GM
As John Kerry used to say, "I have a plan. It's a great plan. It's a stupendous plan ... at the same time? In order to qualify for refinancing, a homeowner would also have to buy a $GM car [more...]
Date: 2008-11-11 20:42:03
Tuesday night snippets
Reuters have a couple of reports on the current Swedish saga… Report 1 - The good news: Chinese car maker Chery Automobile Co has no plan to buy U.S. auto assets, its chairman ... loan from the China Import-Export Bank this week, will use the money to improve its product quality [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 12:13:53
What Has Happened to Real Estate Prices?
by Mary Bush Back in the late 1990’s and in the early part of the 2000’s banks had tougher guidelines to purchase a property when using conventional financing. Banks would lend you money based on your debt to income ratio and your credit score ... ; what if you have a car repair, medical bills, need a home repair, need to buy clothes, or anything else [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 12:10:23
What Has Happened to Real Estate Prices?
by Mary Bush Back in the late 1990’s and in the early part of the 2000’s banks had tougher guidelines to purchase a property when using conventional financing. Banks would lend you money based on your debt to income ratio and your credit score ... ; what if you have a car repair, medical bills, need a home repair, need to buy clothes, or anything else [more...]
Date: 2008-12-21 13:24:48
Books I have found, a book I still need to find
The invention of the Internet (thanks, Al Gore!) has changed my book-buying life. Once I figured out ( ... -to-find books, through all of the used bookstores that also sell on Amazon ... well. My life ... , some people collect cars, others collect shoes ... I collect books. There are times when I'm [more...]
Date: 2009-03-10 11:27:37
Ten steps to take before buying a home
I found this entry from back in March, 2005. It’s useful information, especially now as we enter the fall market ... in the back seat of my car…) 3. Select three or four neighborhoods you’d like to live in. Consider ... more down at losing, depending on the type of mortgage you end up getting.) 5. Get your credit in order [more...]
Date: 2008-08-26 19:00:25
The credit crunch (by Russell Roberts)
Alex (and others) have been debating whether there's a credit crunch. They are using data and anecdotes to measure whether credit is flowing or not ... not "frozen" or "locked up." It's just a lot smaller. Another way to say it. If you have good credit, I think you can get a car loan. But a lot fewer people (with both good and bad credit) want to buy [more...]
Date: 2008-11-14 20:00:14
The TARP gets a makeover
Remember that whole thing about buying up billions of dollars in crummy assets and securities to shore up the banking system? ... the government's $700 billion bailout program to include credit card, student loan and car loan companies ... of the bailout fund that remains uncommitted. Much of the first half was used for direct capital investments [more...]
Date: 2008-11-12 17:12:00
Tactics
All the cars we’ve ever bought have been bought under low-to-no pressure situations: no trade-in to negotiate, ... at these numbers and talk about the new versus used decision,” I was more than ready to start ... with all the extras, the one who got the local appliance store to give us our washer for less than Best Buy’ [more...]
Date: 2009-03-10 01:40:08
Buying a Used Car Online
There are a couple of major benefits to buying a used car online. You do not have to spend hours going from one dealership to another ... classified website. Tip #1 - Before Buying a Used Auto Before buying a used car online, learn ... automotive equipment and the fair market value for the used car. Also, consider your budget. Knowing how [more...]
Date: 2008-11-15 21:04:18
How to Buy a Used Car
by Ned Foster When you are ready to get rid of the car that has been the cause of many roadside phone calls and frustrating mornings, ... , but when it comes time to paying the bill, the luster may dull a bit. There are many benefits to buying a used car ... of used cars are near new. Once a new car has left the lot of a dealership it depreciates in [more...]
Date: 2009-02-22 13:12:04
Focus On Used Car Parts Gas Powered Remote Control Cars And Car Buying Guide
When it comes down to it with the current credit crunch that we are living in so many people do not have enough monies to be able to purchase a ... through dealers and used car superstores. Some car dealerships provide certified used cars, with extended ... we can see a growing trend in the amount of people who are looking into used car parts as a means [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 11:59:56
Car Buyers Shifting to Second Hand Cars
Many people today need private modes of transportation and apparently it doesn’t have to cost much ... of car shoppers who were thinking of buying a new car are now looking for a more affordable used car ... shoppers said they would switch from buying new to buying used. Certified pre-owned and used- car [more...]
Date: 2009-03-09 20:45:57
Useful Links For Buying A Car
Our poor old Polo died over Xmas and so we found ourselves looking for a newish second-hand car in what is definitely a buyer’s market ... on European, go Skoda. Parker’s is great for used car values. I put together some depreciation charts ... . Here were some of the useful sites we found: The Which? Car Buying Guide is useful [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 18:18:58
How to Afford Anything (But Not Everything)
You can have anything you want — but you can’t have everything you want. That’s the lesson I learned from a recent conversation with my cousin ... small expenses is to economize on large expenses. Rockwell says that this means never buying a new car ... When I buy a used car or camera,” Rockwell writes, “I may spend months looking until the perfect sample [more...]
Date: 2008-12-03 13:00:40
Finding Cheap Used Cars in Honolulu
Your car is usually the second most expensive thing you will own after your home. But while houses (hopefully) ... about buying your cars new, and take a look at used cars as a cheaper alternative. Check out these used car ... (808) 941-4944 1633 Kapiolani Blvd Honolulu, HI 96814 Toyota City Used Car Center (808 [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 10:48:31
Buying a Used Car? Don’t Get Stuck With a Lemon
Every year hundreds of Americans file complaints with their local Attorney Generals’ offices under their respective Lemon Laws ... out that instead of making a smart buy they got stuck with a lemon. A used car can look perfect on the outside ... and heartache down the road. Choose Your Car When shopping for a used automobile, it is better to start [more...]
Date: 2009-02-19 23:45:34
As new vehicles sales fall, used car prices go up
Filed under: Car Buying , Trends , Etc. The cynic in you might think that a rise in the price of used vehicles, ... to overcharge buyers. It turns out to be more a case of supply versus demand. Wholesale used car ... vehicles sales fall, used car prices go up originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 08 Mar 2009 15:05 [more...]
Date: 2009-03-08 19:23:33
From Which of These Guys Would You Buy a Used Car?
September 30, 2008 — budsimmons From Which of These Guys Would You Buy a Used Car? By Kyle-Anne Shiver This presidential election has been spun in every way under the sun by pundits from coast to coast. But if one were to boil this huge pot of verbosity down to the only solid matter left, what single question would remain? [more...]
Date: 2008-09-30 16:47:17
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