When I leave my home to look at a car after all the research and screening, I feel pretty confident I will be looking at a quality used car. Even so, I still have to do an inspection and so will you. The goal of my inspection is to minimize the risk of buying a […]
I interview a person who is the Social Media Manager at Indiana Wesleyan University, a Podcaster at Beyond the To Do List, and Social Media Correspondent for Podcast Answer Man. He is also the co-author of Beyond the To-Do List: Goals. He is also the master of all things bacon. He is Mr. Erik J. […]
Tips I lay out in this episode are especially relevant for inexpensive cars being bought for 5000 or less. I believe the lower the target price a car buyer has, the more homework needs to be done to ensure finding a quality car. Those in debt with no savings need to get their cash car […]
I have never traded in a car. I have thought about it and even tried on occasion. Each time the price offered would have forced me to leave too much money on the table. I haven’t been willing to do that, yet. I always end up selling the car myself. I have never failed to […]
About five years ago, husband and wife team, Dan and Vanessa Hayes, decided to forgo the consumer consumption lifestyle that most of us take for granted. Instead of accumulating more stuff, they are now working to edit their lifestyle down to only things they need, love, and use. Click to Listen Both Dan and Vanessa credit […]
Phil Anderson shares with us the story of how he was laid off with no savings and both credit card and auto debt. He tells how his life changed when his girlfriend, an account and now his wife, created spread sheet to help him budget his money. From this simple beginning budgetsimple.com was born. Phil […]
Chris Basso is CARFAX ‘s Public Relations Manager. Chris has been with CARFAX for 10 years. Chris will provide us information on why you should make sure you ask for the CARFAX. Click to Listen
AutoTrader.com is my go to search tool for locating quality used cars. AutoTrader.com has a great deal of information available on it beyond search capabilities. AutoTrader.com has links to allow you to search for cars for sale, do car research, sell your car, trade your car or locate dealers, loans, and insurance. In this post I will focus […]
When I leave my home to look at a car after all the research and screening, I feel pretty confident I will be looking at a quality used car. Even so, I still have to do my an inspection and so will you. The goal of my inspection is to minimize the risk of buying […]
This post will cover the 10 questions you should ask before going to see a used car. To quote the old Yellow Pages commercial, “Let your fingers do the walking.” 10 Questions to qualify both a used car and the private seller: 1. How long have you owned this car? If the seller hasn’t owned […]