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“I’ll pay off the balance on my credit card and move on.”
These are the words of a former bank executive who, ironically enough, was recently screwed over by Capitol One. What happened? While the former spokesperson for Bank of America had brain surgery and was in the hospital for six weeks, Capitol One canceled his credit card’s reward program, and all of his old reward points suddenly disappeared.
His story is told in an LA Times column.
What do prices at the pump have to do with prices at the used car lot? They actually tend to mimic each other. Higher gas prices tend to cause drivers to want to spend less out of pocket on their automobiles. That means rising demand, as well as rising prices, for used cars—fuel-efficient used cars especially. Used car prices spiked last summer as gas prices soared, and then spiked again earlier this year as the national average neared $4 a gallon. Now that gas prices are retreating, relief is also in sight for consumers in the market for used cars.
The best argument for going green is that it’ll help conserve natural resources and money at the same time. The new breed of “green” supercars led by Ferrari and Porsche doesn’t really do either.
