How much does a car really cost?

When we buy a new car we usually look for things like price, if the car is beautiful (as a woman I like beautiful cars), if the engine is good and economic. But we sometimes forget how much it will cost us in the future. I have brought a car recently and I thought I was doing a good deal. I love my car. It is perfect and I am not spending too much money on it, but there are some taxes that are higher because of the brand of my car. I don´t know how this works in other countries, but in my cou

The black hole of Jodphur - Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Jump to the full entry & travel map Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Yes, I am still here. It's been almost a week and a half in jodphur, when we originally planned on just a couple days. I really can't complain. I've really made a little bit of a family here and they've taken care of me through everything. Now, to explain why I am still here. I've spent the last three days in the hospital. As I mentioned in my last blog, I was already feeling much better from my stomach bug. But my dad had caug

Open an ING savings & checking account, get $75

In this time of record highs and lows with the stock market, not much is safe in the form of investing.?? 401k’s, Roth IRAs and even the once thought to be stable mutual funds are swinging dangerously low and high on what seems to be a daily basis.?? What is still safe is good old fashioned savings accounts and checking accounts that are FDIC insured (for up to $100k).?? This may sound like a sales pitch, but full disclosure will come at the bottom. I’ve been using ING Direct for an online sav

Global Resorts Network: Perpetual Leverage v. Franchise Ownership

by Jenny Matthews “I’ll take one pound of smoked turkey and two - no make that one - pound of thinly sliced honey ham,” said a frail elderly woman who was stooped over the cart of groceries she had pushed over to the meat counter. Sam sighed as he picked up the remaining pair of latex gloves. It was a warm, busy day. And he was relieved that Mrs. Habersham was his last customer. Usually he didn’t mind filling in after butchering for the day, but today seemed so long and boring. Pulling out of