How nice of him, Right? My wife and I are both retired and the winters are looong here in Massachusetts. We try and get away someplace warm every year. Last year we spent a week in Key Largo. The year prior, we had spent all of January down south. We drove so that our dog […]
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Many finance experts view extended warranties as a virus. Stay away! I’m not convinced and I’ll tell you why. Full disclosure. I worked for 6 months as a part-time used car salesman. I know. Pretty glamorous, huh? Most of us car sales folks get paid when you purchase an extended warranty. Which is unfortunate, because
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Buying a car can be stressful. Let’s talk about some steps we can take to make this a more positive experience. My sister in law is in the process of buying a car. I am one of the few who finds this process exciting. Most people that I know dread it. She’s no exception. In
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This morning’s headline confirmed what many knew for months now. Back in March of 2025, I wrote about the growing national debt, poor spending control and my optimism that DOGE might address some of these problems. You can read it here in Politics and the growing National debt. DOGE The Department of Government Efficiency. It’s
That’s scary. What? First of all, what’s a commodity. Think about gold, silver or soybeans. They’re commodities. If I’m buying a thousand pounds of soybeans, I don’t really care if I’m getting them from Fred, Barney, Betty or Jethro, they’re all about the same. Same for gold and silver, if I’m buying the metal by
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I’ve talked quite a bit about how much I’ve saved by shopping regularly for lower priced insurance. To me, insurance seems to be a commodity. That means they’re all mostly the same, we’re shopping for the best price. I know folks who rave about companies like Amica. While I’ve never been insured with them, I’ve
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This morning I read More car buyers stretching out their auto loans—but longer terms come with trade-offs on CNBC. Let’s take a look at why I believe we’ll be unhappy. Vehicles New vehicle prices are insane. Per the CNBC article, new vehicle prices are above $50,000. And since Americans love big trucks and SUVs, the
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Is there really a season? Probably not, but who wants a nice hot meatball sub when it’s 90˚ out? Yesterday it was 41˚. Now we’re talking. I’ve been on the quest for the greatest meatball sandwich for a while. Read my first post here. It’s a really good post so I won’t try and improve
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If you’re expecting a headline that the president and congress are meeting daily in an attempt to solve the budget crisis and re-open the government for the American people, sorry. You may be disappointed. The headline that makes me optimistic is from CNBC. Why? Are we on Day 40??? Somewhere around that. And if healthcare
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I’ve written quite a few posts on hearing aids. As we age, many of us develop hearing loss. Hearing is tightly linked to brain health. It’s important for us to maintain our hearing to prevent brain deterioration. So, yes, it’s important. Hearing aids are expensive. My first pair in 2016 cost over $4,000 and the
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