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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 [...]
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 [...]
Monday, August 3rd, 2009, in
Debt & Credit Random ThoughtsMy car insurance renewed today for 9/09-3/10. And to no real surprise to me, it has gone up again. Totally lost count how many times it has gone up in a row. It is absolutely retarded. And now that Jen and her car are on my policy it gives me a comparison for rate changes. Mine went up $31 for 6 months. Her’s went up $2 for the same period. Not to mention that the [...]
Monday, February 2nd, 2009, in
The Life of MeA followup to my previous post about Progressive and my continually climbing insurance… I had emailed their customer service last night to inquire about their “inexperienced operator” charge, considering how long I’ve had my license. I got a reply this morning basically saying to fax them a copy of my license (and whatever an MVR is… maybe motor vehicle report? driving record of some sort?). That was dumb… but I figured I’d call to find [...]
