Browsing all posts tagged with insurance.
Friday, September 2nd, 2011, in
Random ThoughtsSo our run of the Progressive Snapshot program is officially over. My policy just renewed and I got my final discount (8% for me and 18% for Jen). Whoopee! Along with finding out the final “discount” … which worked out to a total of $117 per 6 months, I also got my new renewal policy. That discount sounds pretty awesome when you consider that just over a year ago I was paying $900 every 6 months. Then [...]
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011, in
Random ThoughtsIf you’ve been following along for the last few weeks, I’ve been reporting on my experiences with the Progressive Snapshot device and discount. I’ve already gotten my initial discount and am now still running both devices to determine my renewal discount. If you recall, the initial discount was 7% for me and 13% for Jen – which saved us about $15/mo (or $174 per year). After another 2-3 weeks our discounts are both going up! [...]
Sunday, May 29th, 2011, in
Random ThoughtsSo my initial discount period is over. I have my numbers. My discount? A measly 7%. But Jen’s discount? 13%. I have to say that I’m kind of disappointed by both of them. I was sure Jen would do great and get a good discount and kind of assumed mine would be a little less than hers, but not this much less. Of course it’s not all bad. I went from a $900 six month [...]
Friday, May 13th, 2011, in
Cars & RacingI wish I had something to compare all of this data to. It might put my mind a bit at ease. But here we are, just over half way through the initial 30 days of the Snapshot connected to both cars. So far I’m really not sure what to think. I guess I’ll know more on that in about 11 days (how many more days of data it says that it needs for my car). [...]
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011, in
Random ThoughtsLast week I signed up both my WRX and Jen’s xD for Progressive’s Snapshot program. It took just a few days for our devices to arrive and we ended up connecting them late Saturday afternoon this past weekend. No idea what I’m talking about? Super simple version: It is a small device that connects to your car’s diagnostic port (any vehicle after 1996 is required to have one). It tracks 3 driving characteristics: time of [...]
Friday, June 11th, 2010, in
Cars & RacingAs of this week, my car is officially paid off. There is not even a record of it on the Toyota Financial website anymore – it just shows that my account has been closed and gives me the option to add a new one (ha!). Now I just have to wait and see what I get in the mail for it. I believe that I should receive either a whole new title or a letter [...]
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010, in
Cars & Racing The Life of MeMost feedback… for anything at all… is negative. People like to complain. If things are going well, no one thinks about it. If things are going badly – we’ve got problems. So in a minor bid to change that a little, here is a little positive feedback in terms of “word of mouth.” If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that I recently had to deal with Progressive with regard to my insurance policy continuing [...]
Monday, February 1st, 2010, in
Cars & Racing Random ThoughtsIt may come as a surprise to some of you, but I actually have a clean driving record (for the last 3 years as far as insurance is considered anyway). Even with what I drive and the way I drive, I’m clean. So is Jen. This makes it very difficult for me to understand why my insurance continues to climb EVERY six months. “Oh we had to adjust our policies for NY state.” Shenanigans! There’s [...]
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009, in
Random ThoughtsIs there anyone left out there that doesn’t realize you can save money on car insurance? Have there not been enough commercials to drill this point home? Geico, Progressive, Allstate, State Farm, everyone else… really, we get it. Yes, people can save money on car insurance. There are lots of ways – even without changing companies. The thing is, if you haven’t shopped for car insurance for many years, you will probably save money with [...]
Thursday, August 20th, 2009, in
Random ThoughtsAs you get older… you forget the details of driving. You just “know how to drive.” Or if you are like some people, you THINK you know how to drive. Want to see how you do? Take the test and find out. Just click the pic on the right and you can see for yourself how much you actually know. There are some specific questions and some “theory” type questions. Many of which you may [...]
