Budgeting is never any fun. Given the way the economy is going these days, the high flying times of the 90s and early 2000s are gone and not going to come back for a long time, if at all. These days, budgeting is a way of life, as families all over America have to deal with lower incomes, higher unemployment, fewer work hours, rising health costs, and more time spent figuring out how to make the family budget go even further than it ever has before.For people looking to save money, which should be everyone, unfortunately getting rid of your car insurance policy is not an option – if you get pulled over in the US, the police officer will ask your proof of insurance along with your license and registration, and if you cannot produce it, you will get a hefty fine, if not a bench arrest warrant. There are ways to ease the budgeting process for insurance, though – consider monthly car insurance as a way to make it easier to keep up with your insurance payments.
At first glance this seems a little unintuitive, saying that paying for your insurance more often is a good way to budget, but in effect it works. Instead of having to sock away funds for 6 months to make the next insurance premium, as soon as you have the funds each month in your bank account, you write a check and your payment is made – for the rest of the month you don’t have to think about it, and it completely eliminates the need to save month over month for car insurance. You may end up spending $10-20 more every six months for this convenience, but that is worth the peace of mind, as well as not set in stone, there are always more discounts you can hunt for. Monthly car insurance is not for everyone, but if you have difficulty saving up for a lump sum payment every 6 months it may work out for you.
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Aug.11,2010
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