There are more costs to owning a car after simply buying it. There are hidden costs of owning a vehicle that a lot of people do not factor in. Whether you are a business that owns a fleet of vehicles, or you have a used car sitting in the driveway, you need to know about the hidden costs of owning a vehicle. Taxes, Tags, Insurance Before you ever sit in your vehicle there is some business you need to take care of. You will need to pay taxes on … [Read more...]
5 Side-Hustles for Car Enthusiasts
When you love driving, working on cars, or spending time on them as a major hobby, there are many jobs or side hustles you can consider looking into. There are many organizations that drive people and deliver food and other products. You can sell cars at car dealers, be a model to promote them, write for a newspaper, publication, or newsletter, work in a garage fixing or restoring cars, as a car rental agent, or install audio or electronic … [Read more...]
Should You Buy a Car During the Car Shortage?
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a lot of effects that people didn't anticipate. One of those is a shortage of new cars, which has inevitably led to a shortage in used cars and even a shortage in rental cars. But what if you were planning to buy a car this summer? Should you buy a car during the car shortage? Why Is There a Car Shortage? If you think about it, it's pretty obvious why there is a car shortage - it's just something I never … [Read more...]
What to Do After a Car Accident in a Rental Car
Recently we got to experience something new - getting into a car accident in a rental car. Thankfully, it wasn't terrible. We hit a young deer that bolted across the road. We couldn't avoid it - either we hit the deer or hit the semi-truck next to us. It was a small enough deer that we were able to continue driving before stopping to check the damage on the car, and no one was hurt (save for the deer, of course). When we finally stopped to … [Read more...]
How to Rent Out Your Car and Earn Extra
If you own your car, you may have considered driving for a service like Uber or Lyft. But that takes a lot of time, and I don't know about you, but even with a map app running, I'm not always the best with directions and when I'm not sure of the neighborhood I'm in, I'm highly likely to make a wrong turn. Not the best way to get five stars. But what if rather than driving yourself, you could rent out your car and earn extra cash? There are a … [Read more...]