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		<title>How to Select the Right Rugs?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to find cheap rugs? There are several ways to find all kinds of inexpensive and beautiful rugs for  sale. Look at the price at online store then you compare with the other offline  shops and online shops. Then look at the discount offer the rug store. How the rug  price after [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How to find <a href="http://www.superiorrugs.com/" target="_blank">cheap rugs</a>? There are several ways to find all kinds of inexpensive and beautiful rugs for  sale. Look at the price at online store then you compare with the other offline  shops and online shops. Then look at the discount offer the rug store. How the rug  price after discount? You can visit estate sales and government auctions  regularly for seeing the design, price, and size of rug. There are many antique  rugs and high quality carpets are available at the market. After you find the  suitable rug and the good price, you may pay the rug.</p>
<p>Rug for your room is additional but if you have enough budgets, you may add a rug for your floor decorating. You  can choose from wall to wall custom rugs, or simple area rugs for those  small areas in your home that need a special touch of softness and color. There are  several different designs choices available for your rugs. Choose the best decor  and color with you room color, so your rug will match with your lovely room.  Some kind of famous <a href="http://www.superiorrugs.com/rugs/clearance-rugs/clearance-rugs.htm" target="_blank">rugs</a> are come from Turkish, China, Tibet, Indian, Persian, etc.  Each of rug has specific design and has own color combinations.</p>
<p>How about <a href="http://www.superiorrugs.com/rugs/final-clearance-rugs/final-clearance-rugs.htm" target="_blank">area rugs</a>?  How to choose them? When you decide to buy area rug, you have to attention for the shapes, including  square, rectangular, hexagon, octagon, oval and round. You must know the range  of rug materials, styles, designs and shapes. Make sure to find several that  are just right for your room and situation. So, if you select the right rug for  you, you will confident with your home decoration. So, don’t go anywhere, find  your unique rug with us with online. You can find the best quality, the best price  and the best design.</p>
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		<title>We are Your Financing Answer</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you need cash money? Do want to start your business or to expand your business? We are your answer. Enzunsecured.com is business loans and equipment leasing on line present to help your problem quickly. You can apply your credit here then our staff will review your application to have approved. We need two or [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you need cash money? Do want to start your business or to expand your business? We are your answer. Enzunsecured.com is <a href="http://www.ezunsecured.com/" target="_blank">business loans</a> and equipment leasing on line present to help your problem quickly. You can apply your credit here then our staff will review your application to have approved. We need two or three days to process your application and approve your loan.</p>
<p>We are here to serve your need, for business loan we offer 6% + APR, There is no business plan and collateral, full doc, no administration, you can gate $10.000 &#8211; $250.000. Ezunsecured present not only for the real business which has real product or has display, but also to a man who wants to start <a href="http://www.ezunsecured.com/" target="_blank">small business loans</a>. When you have you deal with EXPERTS in Unsecured Financing who are here to help you and to give you the straight answers you need soonest.</p>
<p>For <a href="http://www.ezunsecured.com/" target="_blank">personal loans</a>, we offer 8% + APR, there is no collateral, administration fee, full doc and you can gate $10.000 &#8211; $100.000 loan. That enough to start you project. So, what are you waiting for? Call and apply now, and start your planning soonest. Ezunsecured staff will please to help you financial problem.</p>
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		<title>Find Your Cheaper Car Insurance</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Car insurance premiums rise year after year. Although your car insurance premium largely depends on your Car, Age and discount there are a few steps you can take to help stop the rise or even reduce your premium.
1.  Most companies offer a discount for online applications as this is automated process and cost them a [...]]]></description>
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<p>Car insurance premiums rise year after year. Although your car insurance premium largely depends on your Car, Age and discount there are a few steps you can take to help stop the rise or even reduce your premium.</p>
<p>1.  Most companies offer a discount for online applications as this is automated process and cost them a lot less to process your application; you can usually see discounts of 5%-10%.Click here to get an instant online insurance quote</p>
<p>2.  All insurance companies use different formulas to calculate your insurance premium by adding or detracting money after each question the ask you. By shopping around you could find big savings on your <em><strong><a href="http://www.theleapingthought.com">insurance</a></strong></em> premium.</p>
<p>3.  Buy extra products. Most insurance companies also do other insurance products i.e. &#8220;Building&#8217;s and content&#8217;s insurance&#8221;. Most insurance companies will give extra discounts for purchasing more than one products, by doing this you could save a fair amount on all your insurance premiums.</p>
<p>4.  Pay your insurance premium in one go. By paying your insurance premium in full you can avoid paying costly interest charges that would be added if you paid your insurance premium by installments. Some insurance companies may charge as much as 15% APR on installments. You may even receive a discount for paying in full. Fill out a online loan application.</p>
<p>5.  Increase your voluntary excess. Your excess is the amount paid by you in the event of a claim, by increasing your insurance company should reduce your premium.</p>
<p>6.  Lower your annual mileage. Lowering your annual mileage can reduce your premium, most insurance companies will quote you for around 12,000 miles a year.</p>
<p>7.  Have an Alarm, Immobilizer or Tracker fitted. Your vehicles play a major role in the calculation of your insurance premium. Having a alarm or immobilizer fitted will give you a small discount to your premium and having a tracker fitted could make you quite a saving.</p>
<p>8.  Take the advanced driving test. Passing your advanced driving test will show your insurance company that you have extra skill when driving and are less likely to be involved in an accident.</p>
<p>9.  Don&#8217;t inflate the value of your car.</p>
<p>10. Insurance companies are now looking at your credit score as part of the calculation for your insurance premium. Maintaining a good credit rating could avoid unnecessary additions to your premium.</p>
<p>11. Insure your car Third Party Only. If your vehicle is of a low value then you could consider this type of cover.</p>
<p>12. Insurance companies take driving convictions very seriously and can dramatically increase your car insurance premium, by maintaining a clean license proves to the insurance you are a safe and careful driver.</p>
<p>13. Remove any unnecessary drivers. If you have a young driver on your insurance policy that no longer use&#8217;s the vehicle you should remove them as this will reduce your premium.</p>
<p>14. Young driver&#8217;s add a older driver. Some insurance companies will reduce young driver premiums if they have a older named driver on the insurance.</p>
<p>15. Build up your no-claims discount. One of the biggest factors affecting your car insurance premium is the number of year no-claim&#8217;s discount. The more years you can stay claim free the safer driver your insurance company will see you as.</p>
<p>16. Protect your no-claims discount. Although this will increase your insurance premium if you have a lot of years of no-claims you may want to protect this as a small claim may increase your premium by up to 75%.</p>
<p>17. Buy a lower insurance group car. A very important factor to your insurance premium is what car you drive. Most <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurance"><strong><em>insurance</em></strong></a> companies adopt the Association Of British Insurance Group Rating. This rates vehicle&#8217;s from 1 &#8211; 20 generally speaking the higher the group the higher the premium. By buying a car with a lower group rating can lower your premium especially for young or inexperienced drivers.</p>
<p>18. Join a car club. If your vehicle is a classic or specialist consider joining a club related to your car most clubs offer insurance schemes which have very good premium rates.</p>
<p>19. Some insurance companies offer discounts when you add a spouse as a named driver as opposed to unmarried couples, they see marriage as a sign of stability and associate stability with safe driving and there for give you a discount.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Car insurance premiums rise year after year. Although your car insurance premium largely depends on your Car, Age and discount there are a few steps you can take to help stop the rise or even reduce your premium.
1.  Most companies offer a discount for online applications as this is automated process and cost them a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_69" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://www.theleapingthought.com"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-69" title="Car Insurance for Cheap" src="http://theleapingthought.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/car_insurance_for_cheap-150x150.jpg" alt="Car Insurance for Cheap" width="150" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Car Insurance for Cheap</p></div>
<p>Car insurance premiums rise year after year. Although your car insurance premium largely depends on your Car, Age and discount there are a few steps you can take to help stop the rise or even reduce your premium.</p>
<p>1.  Most companies offer a discount for online applications as this is automated process and cost them a lot less to process your application; you can usually see discounts of 5%-10%.Click here to get an instant online <a href="http://www.theleapingthought.com"><strong><em>insurance quote</em></strong></a></p>
<p>2.  All insurance companies use different formulas to calculate your insurance premium by adding or detracting money after each question the ask you. By shopping around you could find big savings on your insurance premium.</p>
<p>3.  Buy extra products. Most insurance companies also do other insurance products i.e. &#8220;Building&#8217;s and content&#8217;s insurance&#8221;. Most insurance companies will give extra discounts for purchasing more than one products, by doing this you could save a fair amount on all your insurance premiums.</p>
<p>4.  Pay your insurance premium in one go. By paying your insurance premium in full you can avoid paying costly interest charges that would be added if you paid your insurance premium by installments. Some insurance companies may charge as much as 15% APR on installments. You may even receive a discount for paying in full. Fill out a online loan application.</p>
<p>5.  Increase your voluntary excess. Your excess is the amount paid by you in the event of a claim, by increasing your insurance company should reduce your premium.</p>
<p>6.  Lower your annual mileage. Lowering your annual mileage can reduce your premium, most insurance companies will quote you for around 12,000 miles a year.</p>
<p>7.  Have an Alarm, Immobilizer or Tracker fitted. Your vehicles play a major role in the calculation of your insurance premium. Having a alarm or immobilizer fitted will give you a small discount to your premium and having a tracker fitted could make you quite a saving.</p>
<p>8.  Take the advanced driving test. Passing your advanced driving test will show your insurance company that you have extra skill when driving and are less likely to be involved in an accident.</p>
<p>9.  Don&#8217;t inflate the value of your car.</p>
<p>10. Insurance companies are now looking at your credit score as part of the calculation for your insurance premium. Maintaining a good credit rating could avoid unnecessary additions to your premium.</p>
<p>11. Insure your car Third Party Only. If your vehicle is of a low value then you could consider this type of cover.</p>
<p>12. Insurance companies take driving convictions very seriously and can dramatically increase your car insurance premium, by maintaining a clean license proves to the insurance you are a safe and careful driver.</p>
<p>13. Remove any unnecessary drivers. If you have a young driver on your insurance policy that no longer use&#8217;s the vehicle you should remove them as this will reduce your premium.</p>
<p>14. Young driver&#8217;s add a older driver. Some insurance companies will reduce young driver premiums if they have a older named driver on the insurance.</p>
<p>15. Build up your no-claims discount. One of the biggest factors affecting your car insurance premium is the number of year no-claim&#8217;s discount. The more years you can stay claim free the safer driver your insurance company will see you as.</p>
<p>16. Protect your no-claims discount. Although this will increase your insurance premium if you have a lot of years of no-claims you may want to protect this as a small claim may increase your premium by up to 75%.</p>
<p>17. Buy a lower insurance group car. A very important factor to your insurance premium is what car you drive. Most insurance companies adopt the Association Of British Insurance Group Rating. This rates vehicle&#8217;s from 1 &#8211; 20 generally speaking the higher the group the higher the premium. By buying a car with a lower group rating can lower your premium especially for young or inexperienced drivers.</p>
<p>18. Join a car club. If your vehicle is a classic or specialist consider joining a club related to your car most clubs offer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurance_broker"><strong><em>insurance</em></strong></a> schemes which have very good premium rates.</p>
<p>19. Some insurance companies offer discounts when you add a spouse as a named driver as opposed to unmarried couples, they see marriage as a sign of stability and associate stability with safe driving and there for give you a discount.</p>
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		<title>Life Insurance for Yourself</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Financial obligations could include funeral expenses, unsettled medical bills, mortgages, business commitments, meeting the college expenses of the children, and so on.
Insurance is designed to protect a person and the family from disasters and financial burdens. There are many kinds of insurance of which, the basic and most important is considered to be life insurance.
How [...]]]></description>
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<p>Financial obligations could include funeral expenses, unsettled medical bills, mortgages, business commitments, meeting the college expenses of the children, and so on.</p>
<p>Insurance is designed to protect a person and the family from disasters and financial burdens. There are many kinds of insurance of which, the basic and most important is considered to be life insurance.</p>
<p>How much insurance a person needs would vary, depending on lifestyle, <a href="http://www.theleapingthought.com"><strong><em>financial</em></strong></a> needs and sources of income, debts, and the number of dependants? An insurance adviser or agent would recommend that you take insurance that amounts to five to ten times your annual income.</p>
<p>As an important part of your financial plan insurance provides peace of mind for any uncertainties in life.</p>
<p>1.   Life insurance correctly planned will on premature death provide funds to deal with monies due, mortgages, and living expenses. It offers protection to the family you leave behind and serves as a cash resource.</p>
<p>2.   It secures your hard earned estate on death by providing tax free cash which can be utilized to pay estate and death duties and to tide over business and personal expenses.</p>
<p>3.   Life insurance can have a savings or pension component that provides for you during retirement.</p>
<p>4.   Some policies have riders like coverage of critical illness or term insurance for the children or spouse.</p>
<p>5.   Having a valid insurance policy is considered as financial assets which improves your credit rating when you need health insurance or a home loan or business loan.</p>
<p>6.   In case of bankruptcy, the cash value as well as death benefits of an insurance policy is exempt from creditors.</p>
<p>7.   Life insurance can be planned such that it will cover even your funeral expenses.</p>
<p>8.   Term life insurance has double benefits, it protects and you can get your money back during strategic points in your life.</p>
<p>9.   Insurance protects your business from financial loss or any liabilities in case a business partner dies.</p>
<p>10. It can contribute towards maintaining a family’s life style when one contributing partner suddenly dies.</p>
<p>See it more at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_insurance"><strong><em>wikipedia</em></strong></a></p>
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		<title>Know about Your Health Saving Account Plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. An HSA plan can cut healthcare costs by an average of 40% for many people.
Nevertheless, some people will not realize any net savings. Those most likely to realize significant savings are people who pay all of their own health insurance premiums, such as the self-employed, who are relatively healthy with few medical expenses.
2. Health [...]]]></description>
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<p>1. An HSA plan can cut healthcare costs by an average of 40% for many people.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, some people will not realize any net savings. Those most likely to realize significant savings are people who pay all of their own <a href="http://www.theleapingthought.com"><strong><em>health insurance</em></strong></a> premiums, such as the self-employed, who are relatively healthy with few medical expenses.</p>
<p>2. Health savings plan restores freedom of choice.</p>
<p>An HSA plan puts individual consumers back in control of their own health care.</p>
<p>3. Health savings accounts reduce income taxes.</p>
<p>Interest and investment earnings in a HSA accumulate tax-deferred, just like a traditional IRA. Unlike an IRA, withdrawals are tax-FREE when used to pay qualifying medical expenses.  In many situations, new account holders are able to almost fully fund their HSA with money saved on premiums from a prior, higher priced plan.  By stashing all or most of those savings into an HSA, the account holder realizes instant, additional savings in the form of reduced taxes.</p>
<p>4. You must have a properly qualified high health insurance policy in place first before you can open a health savings account. One of the biggest misconceptions about HSA plans is that any insurance policy with a high deductible will qualify the policyholder to establish an HSA account. Not just any policy with a so-called &#8220;high deductible&#8221; will suffice.  Your best bet is to work with a qualified and duly licensed health insurance broker who is experienced in marketing properly qualified HSA plans.</p>
<p>5. You must be insurable in order to qualify for the HSA-qualified health insurance policy.</p>
<p>Because most people do not have a properly qualified high deductible insurance policy, they will need to switch insurance plans in order to become HSA-eligible. Unless coverage is being offered under small group reform laws (generally groups with 2-49 employees), the new high deductible policy will be individually underwritten by an insurance company.  Unfortunately, some health conditions simply render an individual uninsurable (examples: diabetes, Chron&#8217;s disease, heart attack, etc.).  Underwriting requirements vary by state, which is another reason to rely on an experienced health plan broker.</p>
<p>You should not switch to a HSA plan when the management of existing medical expenses is more important than saving up-front medical insurance premiums. Do not change health plans: in the middle of ongoing medical treatments; after a major health issue has been diagnosed; or if any family member is pregnant.</p>
<p>Generally, it is relatively hassle-free to qualify, i.e. no medical exams, etc. Most insurance companies offering HSA coverage will issue based on your application answers, perhaps accompanied by a follow-up telephone interview.</p>
<p>6. Although HSA insurance premiums are low, they are not always as low as you might expect.</p>
<p>Simply stated, the underlying insurance policy is just that—a health insurance policy.  Many companies offer policies with “one deductible” that all family members contribute toward.  With those plans, it is not uncommon for premiums for a 5000 family deductible with 100% coverage after the deductible to be comparable to a 2500 &#8220;per person&#8221; deductible plan with 80/20 coverage after the deductible.</p>
<p>Lower premiums represent just one element of the lower net cost achieved with an HSA plan.  The low net cost of an HSA plan is achieved after factoring in the benefits of lower taxes, made possible by the tax-deductible contribution to the HSA account. Thus, if obtaining the lowest possible gross premium is your main concern, you may wish to consider a high deductible, non-HSA policy, especially if you do not see the benefit to contributing to a tax-deductible savings account.</p>
<p>See more at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_savings_account"><strong><em>wikipedia</em></strong></a></p>
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		<title>Things Should Know About FDIC Insurance</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Older Americans put their money… and their trust… in FDIC-insured bank accounts because they want peace of mind about the savings they&#8217;ve worked so hard over the years to accumulate.
1. The basic insurance limit is $100,000 per depositor per insured bank. If you or your family has $100,000 or less in all of your deposit [...]]]></description>
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<p>Older Americans put their money… and their trust… in FDIC-insured bank accounts because they want peace of mind about the savings they&#8217;ve worked so hard over the years to accumulate.</p>
<p>1. The basic insurance limit is $100,000 per depositor per insured bank. If you or your family has $100,000 or less in all of your deposit accounts at the same insured bank, you don&#8217;t need to worry about your <a href="http://www.theleapingthought.com"><em><strong>insurance</strong></em></a> coverage. Your funds are fully insured. Your deposits in separately chartered banks are separately insured, even if the banks are affiliated, such as belonging to the same parent company.</p>
<p>2. You may qualify for more than $100,000 in coverage at one insured bank if you own deposit accounts in different ownership categories. There are several different ownership categories, but the most common for consumers are single ownership accounts (for one owner), joint ownership accounts (for two or more people), self-directed retirement accounts (Individual Retirement Accounts and Keogh accounts for which you choose how and where the money is deposited) and revocable trusts (a deposit account saying the funds will pass to one or more named beneficiaries when the owner dies). Deposits in different ownership categories are separately insured. That means one person could have far more than $100,000 of FDIC insurance coverage at the same bank if the funds are in separate ownership categories.</p>
<p>3. A death or divorce in the family can reduce the FDIC insurance coverage. Let&#8217;s say two people own an account and one dies. The FDIC&#8217;s rules allow a six-month grace period after a depositor&#8217;s death to give survivors or estate executors a chance to restructure accounts. But if you fail to act within six months, you run the risk of the accounts going over the $100,000 limit.</p>
<p>Example: A husband and wife have a joint account with a &#8220;right of survivorship,&#8221; a common provision in joint accounts specifying that if one person dies the other will own all the money. The result: $50,000 or more would be over the insurance limit and at risk of loss if the bank failed.</p>
<p>Also be aware that the death or divorce of a beneficiary on certain trust accounts can reduce the insurances coverage immediately.</p>
<p>4. No depositor has lost a single cent of FDIC-insured funds as a result of a failure. FDIC insurance only comes into play when an FDIC-insured banking institution fails. And fortunately, bank failures are rare nowadays. That&#8217;s largely because all FDIC-insured banking institutions must meet high standards for financial strength and stability. But if your bank were to fail, FDIC insurance would cover your deposit accounts, dollar for dollar, including principal and accrued interest, up to the insurance limit.</p>
<p>5. The FDIC&#8217;s deposit insurance guarantee is rock solid. Some people say they&#8217;ve been told (usually by marketers of investments that compete with bank deposits) that the FDIC doesn&#8217;t have the resources to cover depositors&#8217; insured funds if an unprecedented number of banks were to fail.</p>
<p>6. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FDIC_Enterprise_Architecture_Framework"><strong><em>FDIC</em></strong></a> pays depositors promptly after the failure of an insured bank.</p>
<p>7. You are responsible for knowing your deposit insurance coverage.</p>
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		<title>Steps to Cheap Car Insurance Premiums</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are alots trick to get cheap car insurance
Step 1 &#8211; Cut the Risk and Cut the Cost
The easiest way to cut your car insurance premiums is to cut the risk and accept a higher voluntary excess.
Step 2 &#8211; Security Means Savings
Fitting security devices can also result in cheap car insurance premiums. All major insurers [...]]]></description>
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<p>There are alots trick to get cheap car insurance</p>
<p><strong>Step 1 &#8211; Cut the Risk and Cut the Cost</strong></p>
<p>The easiest way to cut your <a href="http://www.theleapingthought.com"><strong><em>car insurance</em></strong></a> premiums is to cut the risk and accept a higher voluntary excess.</p>
<p><strong>Step 2 &#8211; Security Means Savings</strong></p>
<p>Fitting security devices can also result in cheap car insurance premiums. All major insurers insist on That champ rated security equipment, usually a minimum of an alarm. If you live in a high-risk area for car crime, it makes sense to fit extra security.</p>
<p><strong>Step 3 &#8211; Annual Mileage, Less Means More in Your Pocket</strong></p>
<p>If your annual mileage is, 5,000 miles or less, ask insurers if they offer discounts for agreed mileage restrictions.</p>
<p><strong>Step 4 &#8211; Named Drivers Trick</strong></p>
<p>Adding a named driver to your policy can increase or reduce your premiums depending upon the named drivers age, sex and driving record. Adding a young driver will increase your premiums, particularly with a limited or poor driving record. However, adding a driver over 30 years old with a long and clean driving record can cut premiums, particularly if the named driver is female!</p>
<p><strong>Step 5 &#8211; Shop Around and Save Even More</strong></p>
<p>The biggest <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown,_Providence,_Rhode_Island"><strong><em>car insurance</em></strong></a> savings come from shopping around. There can be massive differences between the lowest and highest car insurance quotes for exactly the same car and driver(s). Start off using good comparative online quotation sites, take their best quotes and go direct to the cheapest car insurance company for more specific quotes.</p>
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		<title>Slash Your Auto Car Costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
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* Multiple Quotes
Get multiple quotes &#8211; use the internet and call a few brokers. It&#8217;s easy to gather some good comparison quotes.
Remember to get different types of quotes e.g one from a direct-sell insurance company; another from an offline broker who keeps a database of quotes; and a couple from the internet.
How financially secure? [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>* Multiple Quotes</strong></p>
<p>Get multiple quotes &#8211; use the internet and call a few brokers. It&#8217;s easy to gather some good comparison quotes.</p>
<p>Remember to get different types of quotes e.g one from a direct-sell insurance company; another from an offline broker who keeps a database of quotes; and a couple from the internet.</p>
<p>How financially secure? How reputable?</p>
<p><strong> * Different type of car</strong></p>
<p>Insurance costs vary depending on car type. If you&#8217;re planning to buy a new car, check insurance costs before you buy. I once set my heart on a beautiful, high performance, highly tuned Pontiac.</p>
<p>Luckily I checked the <a href="http://www.theleapingthought.com"><strong><em>auto insurance</em></strong></a> before I bought it, because I couldn&#8217;t get insurance. Every broker, every insurance company flat turned me down because I lived in a high car-crime area.</p>
<p><strong> * Age and Value of Car</strong></p>
<p>Maybe you&#8217;re buying a used car?</p>
<p>A good rule of thumb multiplies insurance premium by 10, and compares that figure with your car value. So if you&#8217;re quoted $1000 premium and your car is worth less than $10,000 you may want to think if comprehensive represents good value. If you drop collision and/or comprehensive coverage, you should get big savings.</p>
<p><strong> * Higher deductibles (excess charges)</strong></p>
<p>Most auto insurance companies use deductibles to keep policy cost down. Deductibles, or excess charges, show what you pay before your auto insurance policy kicks in. Try requesting quotes with different levels of deductibles, and see how your quotes vary.</p>
<p>Most internet quote forms contain a box where you can specify preferred level of deductibles. Ask your broker his recommended level. For example, going from $250 to $500 deductible can slash your insurance costs by 20% or more.</p>
<p><strong> * Multiple Insurances</strong></p>
<p>I guess this might come under the &#8216;Get Multiple Quotes&#8217; heading, but it&#8217;s still worth mentioning separately. You usually get an insurance break if you buy multiple policies with the same insurer.</p>
<p>This might mean multiple vehicles, or homeowner and auto insurance. Either way it&#8217;s worth asking about multi-policy discounts.</p>
<p><strong> * Low Mileage</strong></p>
<p>Fewer business trips, low mileage on your car. Maybe you do travel to work, but car pool?</p>
<p>Either way, look for low mileage discounts.</p>
<p><strong>* Good Driving Record</strong></p>
<p>A good driving record always reduces your <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_insurance"><strong><em>auto insurance</em></strong></a> costs. Keep a clean drivers license. Don&#8217;t speed, don&#8217;t drive dangerously, and you&#8217;ll save money (apart from other benefits!)</p>
<p><strong> * Bonus Tip</strong></p>
<p>Fit anti-theft devices to your car. Go on an advanced driver training course. Use daytime running lights. If you&#8217;re a college student away from home, consider adding to parent policy.</p>
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		<title>Saving Big Money for Your Auto Insurance</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[To save your big money for auto insurance and reduce risk of auto theft needs trick. There are some clue for that thing.
(1) You don’t have to switch insurance carriers.
(2) Local auto dealers charge $299-$499 for this same service (real price should be $25-$30) &#8211; What a rip off.  (Note dealers also charge $200-$1000 for [...]]]></description>
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<p>To save your big money for auto insurance and reduce risk of auto theft needs trick. There are some clue for that thing.</p>
<p>(1) You don’t have to switch insurance carriers.</p>
<p>(2) Local auto dealers charge $299-$499 for this same service (real price should be $25-$30) &#8211; What a rip off.  (Note dealers also charge $200-$1000 for replacement headlights when you can buy headlight cleaner and restorer for under $20).</p>
<p>Police departments, <strong><em><a href="http://www.theleapingthought.com">insurance</a></em></strong> companies, AAA Auto Club, Motor Week, Speed vision TV, and leading consumer groups and publications all recommend window etching as a strong theft deterrent and a great investment.</p>
<p>The top 10 most stolen autos:</p>
<p>1. Toyota Camry</p>
<p>2. Honda Accord</p>
<p>3. Oldsmobile Cutlass</p>
<p>4. Honda Civic</p>
<p>5. Jeep Cherokee</p>
<p>6. Chevrolet trucks</p>
<p>7. Toyota Corolla</p>
<p>8. Chevrolet Caprice</p>
<p>9. Ford Taurus</p>
<p>10. Ford trucks</p>
<p>Vehicles equipped with a visible theft deterrent system are 4 times less likely to be stolen. Auto etching uses a strong caustic to etch VIN #&#8217;s and other registered numbers into your car windows (glass is the third most valuable item after plastic headlights and air bags that professional thieves look for &#8211; these items are then resold on E-bay and elsewhere by these thieves for quick cash). 95% of thefts are by professional car thieves.</p>
<p>Chemical auto etching is a safe process.</p>
<p>1) It has been proven to enhance vehicle value at resale.</p>
<p>2) No mechanical parts to break down or need repair.</p>
<p>3) SAVE MONEY AND HAVE PEACE OF MIND! – 9 out of 10 auto thefts are by professionals who will not take a car with traceable numbers.</p>
<p>So, it could save your money and reduce risk of your auto insurance. More information at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish"><em><strong>Wikipedia</strong></em></a></p>
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