Annuities are typically purchased for retirement purposes. While they are not for everyone, they can be the perfect pension substitute or a supplement to a pension that might not be sufficient to provide for your living expenses. But one of the big worries that most people have when it comes to retirement is inflation. No […]
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My girlfriend recently bought a new car. After 23 years, she sold her 1997 Honda Accord to a guy who’s more mechanically inclined than we are. Kim upgraded to a 2016 Toyota RAV4, and she loves it.
One of her primary considerations when searching for a new car was the cost to drive it. In her ideal world, she would have purchased a fully-electric vehicle but it just wasn’t in her budget. The RAV4 hybrid was a compromise. According to fueleconomy.gov, it gets an estimated 32 miles per gallon. (And actual users report 34.7 miles per gallon.)
Kim’s quest for a fuel-efficient car prompted me to revisit apps and online tools that help users track their driving and fuel habits. I’ve written about these in the past — and, in fact, this is an updated article from 2008! — but haven’t looked into them recently.
Here’s a quick look at some of my favorite driving cost calculators, tools, and apps.
Homebuilder confidence slipped to a four-month low in January as firms became slightly less optimistic about sales against a backdrop of higher house prices and construction costs.
Today’s mortgage and refinance rates Average mortgage rates had a good week last week with another small fall on Friday. They’re now 10 or 11 basis points (a basis point […]
Millions of CARES Act mortgage forbearance plans are set to end in September and October Should you extend your forbearance plan or exit?
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A few hours after markets closed yesterday, news began coming out regarding a Biden aide mentioning tonight's stimulus proposal would be in the $2 trillion neighborhood. That's quite a bit more than the $1.3 trillion that had been making the rounds a few hours prior (the same number was thrown around more than a month ago as well). Treasuries reacted to this overnight with a whopping sell-off of 3bps. This reflects the fact that markets have largely priced in some sort of $1.3+ trillion in additional spending/relief. We won't get a chance to any additional reaction until tomorrow's trading session, as Biden won't be speaking until after 7pm ET. It's another light day in terms of economic data, with Jobless Claims already out at 965k vs 795k forecast and 784k previously…(read more)
The U.S has been grappling with the idea of making renewable energy the primary source of power for homes and industries. Solar energy is by far one of the most popular in the market today. As an incentive to ensure that as many homeowners as possible adopt the use of solar energy, the federal government… Read More
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The COVID-19 pandemic has been the biggest overnight financial shakeup in our countryâs history. Its effects will be felt for years into the future, if not permanently. On the economic front, itâs caused a huge change in consumer spending, largely due to how peopleâs income and living/working patterns have shifted. How Income Is Changing According […]
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