Archive for June, 2009
Why women pay less for their insurance
The myth put about by men is that they are the superior gender when it comes to driving. Every comedian peddles the same jokes like the woman who backed her car out of the garage one morning completely forgetting shed backed it in the night before. Its the usual sexism with men trying to cover [...]
Full StoryProblems when renting a car
At one time or another, we have all walked into a car rental office and met with one of the counter staff on a mission to hard sell insurance. It’s like a knee-jerk reaction. See customer, sell additional insurance. The most common add-on is called loss damage waiver (LDW) and that can seriously boost your [...]
Full StoryRetirement planning for business people
The majority of people who start up a business want to define an exit strategy. No-one intends to work until the final days before they die. Even if they want to go for something long-lasting to pass on to their children, there has to come a time when they retire, put up their feet and [...]
Full StoryWhat exactly is insurance?
Whenever you start talking to your broker or to a company direct, it’s easy to assume you know exactly what insurance is. You pay a premium and, when you get into trouble, the policy pays out. Except, sometimes, it does not pay as much as you were expecting. So let’s have a quick look at [...]
Full StoryIs it really so easy to get a loan?
Whenever we find ourselves in a situation that requires immediate actions it is hard to think clearly. All we want to do is solve the problem and at times reality doesnt leave us much choice. This is how most of us make big mistakes as we come across the first idea and believe it is [...]
Full Story