Welcome to the final installment of my series on buying a car. By now you should have the perfect car pretty much picked out and you should be ready to make a deal. Because you used my email negotiation techniques, you’ve already got a great price in hand, but there’s still some room to get it even lower. Beyond that, there… Read more

I’m going to start by saying that nothing about today’s post is original. How’s that for a hook? It is, however, an example of a successful execution of a very simple strategy that requires little effort and can save you some money. It’s a strategy I stole from Ramit Sethi, and you can read all about it firsthand in this… Read more

If you’ve followed along with the first three posts in this series, you should already have a budget for your new car purchase, a timeline for making the purchase, thoughts on whether you’d like to pay cash or take out a loan, and finally the exact car models you’re interested in purchasing. Once you have those things down, you’re ready… Read more

One of the ways I’ve saved money over the years is through successfully negotiating my monthly bills. It’s a tactic I love because you can spend the time to do it right once and then reap the benefits month after month. I’ve been able to negotiate a lower bill for cable, satellite, cell phones, internet, even life insurance (though that… Read more