Archive for July, 2009

  • Bartering First Hand

    Last Saturday, after pondering potential saving money tips, I paid a visit to my neighbor, who is a fairly good car mechanic. Of course, since its mid-summer, everyone wants to have air conditioning in their car. Sure enough, he was in the process of installing an air conditioning unit into an old Subaru station wagon [...]

  • Zen and the Art of Mazda Maintenance

    Hi,
    I hope all of you have recovered from a fourth of July holiday and are ready for some more saving money tips at this point.  It always seems a little sad getting back into the weekly routine after this particular holiday because you know the summer is about half over and autumn weather is on [...]

  • Your Own Independence

    Hi,
    I hope you all are having a marvelous fourth of July holiday, with all of the festivities and fun times and summer activities. I had some thoughts this past week about the raging debate over the idea of installing universal health care in our country. Since this is a celebration of Independence Day, [...]