Follow the Money — Part II
In Part I of our Follow the Money report, we discussed the need for a personal spending plan. In Part II, we’ll put that plan to work. First, congratulations. You are definitely in the minority of people who actually map…
Month: <span>October 2015</span>
Follow the Money — Part I
I like to read mystery novels, usually involving “Who done it?” To solve that question, most of the time you need to follow the money. The same can be said about your own personal spending plan. (Notice I didn’t use…
Buying a used car through Craigslist classifieds – or maybe not
There’s Craigslist. And there’s NOT Craigslist, competitors such as Oodle and Geebo. And then there’s trying to find order in the chaos of classified advertising websites selling used cars to determine whether any is/are worth the time and effort to…
Uncage the 400-pound gorilla in your search for a used car?
Automotive News once called CarMax Inc. the 400-pound gorilla of the used-car market. Not much has changed in the year or so since then, despite the launch of used-car-only stores by Sonic and Asbury automotive groups, which, for the time…
‘The Rock,’ Driver’s Choice Awards, Riding in a self-driving car – and more
Plumbing the depths of Internet yielded a treasure trove for this edition of Santander Consumer USA’s bi-weekly compilation of interesting articles and blog posts you might have missed otherwise. Here is just enough information to decide whether you want to…
Most vehicle shoppers use dealership websites – should you?
Dealership websites are popular among vehicle shoppers. More than six in 10 such shoppers – 64 percent seeking used vehicles, to be precise, and 61 percent seeking new vehicles – visit auto dealership websites before making a purchase, one study…