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Since the dawn of time children have been driving their parents crazy, and once kids reach the teen years, they are driving their parents' cars as well. So naturally parents want to know, "What's going to save our sanity once junior starts to drive?" We quip: A one-seater ... but OK, we have some...

Looking to save a buck or two? While skipping lattes and brown-bagging lunch can shave a few cents, experts suggest taking a look at how much you're shelling out for auto insurance. There are many easy ways drivers can save money on their auto insurance, and most of them take just a little bit of...

Have you ever wondered what happens to your car after you turn the keys over to a valet? If you've ever found damage to your car after letting a valet park it, you know that it can be hours of phone calls before you get even the basic information you need to file a claim. Also you may find it...

Crooks really don't know any bounds to how low they can go. Video aired on Good Morning America showing members of an insurance fraud ring setting up motorists -- mainly women -- for collisions is a demonstration of the depths they are willing to plumb. The crooks stage accidents that make the...

Kiplinger.com, the website of Kiplinger's Personal Finance, recently published a round-up of ways you can lower your insurance costs. While some are spot-on, others could actually cost you more under certain circumstances. Here's a look at their advice. We've spotlighted five solid tips as well as...

The Associated Press reports that "Driven to desperation, a growing number of financially strapped car owners are torching, sinking or ditching their vehicles and then reporting them stolen to cash in on the insurance." In Las Vegas, car insurance fraud cases are up more than threefold and other...

Just as foreclosures and deed in lieu transactions are rising, an increasing number of Americans are also abandoning luxury cars they can no longer afford.But some people are adding a creative twist: Instead of simply abandoning the car or handing the keys back to the lender, they're dumping them...

My husband was washing the dishes last week, and something bad always happens when he does housework. The cops knocked on the door and asked him to come with them. It turns out that a Jeep had lost control going down the street and rammed ours into a parking sign, crushing it from both sides....

This post is part of a series where personal finance expert Dan Solin provides 10 insurance tips no one else will tell you. See all 10, plus one bonus tip!When it comes to buying auto insurance, the focus is mainly on the premiums.Premiums are important. Fortunately, there are many web sites that...

Rising gas prices are everywhere in the news as the fall-out continues. One article fears for $5 gas by July 4, others focus on the unlikely winners in the wake of such high prices at the pump, like Segway scooters. Meanwhile, if you are driving in your car still these days, it will get easier to...