Old Betsy’s reign in the American driveway may be over. After all, why would you name a leased car? Americans are no longer looking for a long-term relationship with their cars. Auto leasing is in the midst of a historic rise, setting all-time records quarter after quarter, and now makes [Keep reading]
Why can't you use those chip cards? Well, it's a billion-dollar question. Read more:… Posted by Bob M Sullivan on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 What are you supposed to do when you pull out plastic to buy something at a store these days? You’ve probably noticed that plenty of stores have [Keep reading]
The entire Washington DC Metro subway will be shut down for at least a day, starting tonight. Our nation’s capital city will have utter transportation chaos. If there’s a more clear signal that America and her infrastructure is crumbling from within, I can’t name it. My first reaction to this [Keep reading]
Where to begin with this spectacularly-named legislative proposal? The Congressional Office of Clever, Original Acronyms (COCOA) deserves a bonus for this one. We all hate airline fees, so a bill to reign them in is playing to the crowd. That’s what Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) did yesterday [Keep reading]
What’s the accident “penalty” on your auto insurance? A 44 percent increase to your premium, according to a new study conducted by InsuranceQuotes.com. For a driver with an average-priced policy ($841), that’s a $370 price hike. More incentive to drive very carefully. The average comes with a whole wheelbarrow full [Keep reading]
(NOTE: I wrote this piece for Credit.com recently. Here’s the rub: Car sales are at record highs, fueled in part by car friendly loan terms. If cynics are right, that will eventually end badly and there will be a) a flood of used cars on the market from buyers who [Keep reading]
American mortgage holders are optimistic that equity in their homes is rising, and that’s helping fuel— for better or worse — a huge increase in home equity lending, this has homeowners who are over 50 exploring their options and beginning to think about equity release and whether or not it [Keep reading]
I often think of FIOS as the good guy in paid TV – mainly because consumers seem genuinely happy with the product. It’s a little pricey, but the Internet speeds and channel choices seem to satisfy most people. More important, whenever FIOS arrives in a neighborhood, prices go down and [Keep reading]
Cable TV prices are high, and rising faster than most other prices. But you knew that. What you probably didn’t know is that the average cable bill would only be $35 per month, as opposed to $99.10 per month, had pay TV prices tracked with inflation during the past two [Keep reading]
If you hate the Yankees, there’s a great new reasons to hate them even more. And if you love the Yankees, well, you might end up hating them soon. No team has ever embraced the workers of the free market more than the Yankees, with its endless stream of high-priced [Keep reading]
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