The myth put about by men is that they are the superior gender when it comes to driving. Every comedian peddles the same jokes like the woman who backed her car out of the garage one morning completely forgetting shed backed it in the night before. Its the usual sexism with men trying to cover [...]
Archive for July, 2009
At one time or another, we have all walked into a car rental office and met with one of the counter staff on a mission to hard sell insurance. It’s like a knee-jerk reaction. See customer, sell additional insurance. The most common add-on is called loss damage waiver (LDW) and that can seriously boost your [...]
The majority of people who start up a business want to define an exit strategy. No-one intends to work until the final days before they die. Even if they want to go for something long-lasting to pass on to their children, there has to come a time when they retire, put up their feet and [...]
As the boomer generation has aged, every part of the social system has had to bend to fit them all in. First it was the school system, then higher education. Now, those who have survived the march of time, are finally approaching retirement making the sale of medical insurance a much more competitive market. We [...]
With the price of gas constantly rising, more people driving hummers are finding visits to fill the tank an expensive business. It’s tempting to think of trading in the guzzler and buying a hybrid. A Toyota Prius, for example, will give you not less than 45 miles per gallon – drive it carefully and you’ll [...]
Whenever we find ourselves in a situation that requires immediate actions it is hard to think clearly. All we want to do is solve the problem and at times reality doesnt leave us much choice. This is how most of us make big mistakes as we come across the first idea and believe it is [...]
Wherever you look, the story is the same. House prices are in free fall. What are the facts? According to the S&P/Case-Shiller national index, house prices fell by 14% in the year to April 2008! Those of you who like history will know that’s a faster fall than the Great Depression of the 1930s. I [...]
When you start out on your quest to find an affordable homeowners insurance policy, remember that The Lord of the Rings ran to three volumes. You have not found what you’re looking for when your online quotes come rolling in. Nor have you arrived at your destination when you read through the policies. The final [...]
Term life insurance is a simple way of protecting your dependents when you die. You pay a premium. If you die within the nominated term, the insurance company pays out. So what do you need to think about? Well, life policies are offered everywhere as part of your credit card or loan packages, through membership [...]
Let there be no doubt: health care reform cannot wait, it must not wait, and it will not wait another year.” The USA president, Barak Obama, made some statements about provision of affordable and quality health care for every US citizen. This certainly is a step forward, moving both Democrats and Republicans onto resolving the [...]
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