10 Things Every Woman Should Have in Her Car
One of the things I traditionally do at the start of a new year is clean out the inside of my car. It's just as glamorous as it sounds, particularly because I gave birth to a couple of trash factories...
View ArticleToyota Recall: I Don't Want You To Die
My husband removed the floor mat from his 2005 Toyota Prius today, because he'd rather not die. Correction: I informed my husband to immediately remove the floor mat from him 2005 Toyota Prius so it...
View ArticleMommy Wants a Convertible
In my twenties, I fell in love with BMWs. I loved their history, their styling, and their ability to live up to pure car enthusiast standards in terms of performance and handling. I scraped together...
View ArticlePreparing for Car Expenses
For the majority of Americans, cars are a necessary part of everyday life. Cars help us get to where we need to go, especially in places without convenient public transportation. The expenses of...
View ArticleHow to Decide If You Need a New Car
As the driver of one very old Honda who is now commuting almost 1.5 hours a day because of a new job, thoughts of getting a new car have crept into my head. After all, a new car will be more...
View ArticleMemorial Day Travel Alert: Yahoo Gas Mileage Myths Debunked Already By Bloggers
My husband is obsessed with gas mileage. Whenever we fill up the tank, he resets the trip odometer to zero so he can check how many miles he got for his full tank of gas the next time he refills. He...
View ArticleDear Avery Brooks: Your Flying Car is Here
Remember the old IBM commercial with Avery Brooks asking, "Where are the flying cars? I was promised flying cars"? And then he concludes, "You don't need flying cars" because you've got the Internet....
View ArticleThink Twice Before Renting a Car Seat on Vacation
You've done all the planning and spending, and you're finally embarking on a much-needed family vacation. You've even reserved a rental car with a car seat for baby, so that you don't have to lug...
View ArticleMy Kid Has to Sit in a Car Seat for How Long?
One of my co-workers was looking into convertible car seats the other day. She asked me my opinion about car seats, and boy, was she in for it. My daughter, who's now a svelte five-year-old, was such a...
View ArticleWomen Report on the International Consumer Electronics Show
CES, the International Consumer Electronics Show, is a huge geek shindig held yearly in Las Vegas. There are 2500 exibitors talking about over 20,000 new products. There were keynotes from the likes of...
View ArticleAn Electric idea: Better Place's mean green car grid
Want a free electric car you can charge up for less than the cost of gas? That's what could happen if Better Place, an electric vehicles services provider, gets its way to redefine the way we buy,...
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