Budgeting Smart for Your Next Car

Budgeting Smart for Your Next Car

Cars are expensive, and they seem to be getting more expensive all the time. The price of new cars is on the rise, even though most of us aren’t walking around with any more spending money in our pockets than we were back when cars were cheaper. Unfortunately, though, there’s not much of a way around buying one of these pricey rides. In places like the United States and Australia, cars are a way of life—without one, most residents of countries like this wouldn’t be able to get to work or…

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New Allstate app to help good drivers save more on auto insurance premiums

Allstate app - Man using mobile phone

The insurer is testing a new app-based program to monitor motorist behaviors for weekly savings opportunities. A new Allstate app has entered into the testing process with the goal of allowing good drivers to prove how safe they are behind the wheel in exchange for savings. The program monitors a number of habits such as speeding and braking hard. The idea expands on existing usage-based insurance strategies including those already offered by the insurer. The goal is to make it possible for good drivers to demonstrate that they are a…

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