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Gas for less
Friday, March 28th, 2008If you live in the northeast, you probably shop at Stop & Shop. Several of the Stop & Shops near where I live have opened branded gas stations.
The prices for gas are pretty good. Today, with a store card, you can get regular unleaded for $3.11 per gallon. That’s about 7 or 8 cents […]
Buy 1 $10K car or 8 $1,250 cars?
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008I’ve mentioned that I am buying a car in the late spring or early summer. I bought my current car 8 years ago for $10,000.
So now I need another car. My ‘99 Civic has 234,000 miles on it (I bought it when it had 20K). It needs a new catalytic converter, new brakes, and new […]
Be the master abater
Monday, March 24th, 2008I feel Stupid for not knowing about excise tax abatements until recently when Kay Kay told me.
At the beginning of the year, my town sends out automobile excise tax bills. This tax applies to all vehicle owners in my state, for the “privilege of road use”. If you’ve driven in Massachusetts lately, you wouldn’t think […]