Dear Murphy
Murphy, look, I don’t like you. You are always around sucking our money. Yes, we needed a new clutch, yes, we needed new tires, yes, we are paying the IRS since I didn’t want them to have our money interest-free, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Cars
Insure the Kid by Insuring the Box
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Insure the Box. All opinions are 100% mine. I have another 10 years to worry about this, but already I catch myself thinking about my kids driving. When I … Continue reading
Money Monday – Get Rid of the Middleman
I am trying to get back to writing posts about saving money on Mondays. So expect to see more money tips soon! This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Car Parts Warehouse.com. All opinions are 100% … Continue reading
Van Cleaning: Is It Worth It
With two young kids and working full time, I wonder if cleaning our van is worth it. Especially after a trip! Between road snacks, toys, computers, drawings, and the like, our van is a mess! We can’t even see the … Continue reading
Customer No-Service Updates
Both of these updates deal with our Saturn Relay 3. OnStar UpdateThe day after my blog post about my issues with OnStar, a representative from the company contacted me via this blog. She had me call and we talked about … Continue reading
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Customer No-Service – Saturn Dealership Part II
Part I can be found here. Today we took the van to the place where we had our tires serviced. Since many websites suggested that putting new tires or a spare tire on the van can cause the AWD Disabled … Continue reading
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Customer No-Service – Saturn Dealership
In December 2006, we purchased a 2005 Saturn Relay 3 from a dealership in Northern Virginia. We were looking at getting an AWD minivan, and after doing some research, I found one online with only 200 miles on it. It … Continue reading
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I Can’t Drive 55
The ladies over at Think Christiansburg reminded me of something I wanted to post about. In August, VDOT decided to increase the speed limit on the 460 bypass from 55 to 65 in Montgomery County. I had no issue with … Continue reading
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Train Yourself About Crossings!
You need to know where I am coming from when I write this. I am the daughter of a train engineer. I have heard his stories of stupid people at train crossings and have seen the stupid things people do, … Continue reading
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Scraping at the Car Wash
It has been a long time since I have had to make a claim on my auto insurance. Right now I am debating claiming a large scrape I have on the driver’s side of the van. I was at a … Continue reading