Cheapest Places To Buy A Car

When thinking about the Cheapest way to live I have thought many times and asked myself,

'Is it really worth buying locally or am I best to travel a little to get the best deal?'

It goes for so many things. Many people jump across the Canada/US border to shop for clothes and other household items. People who live in border towns often go across to cheap gas and groceries. I know people who have traveled far to get the best deal on boats and cars. So, when I read this article about the 10 Cheapest Places to buy a car I sat up and took notice.

So, where can you go if you are willing to take some time to drive back and process any necessary paperwork? Think Florida and specifically the area between and including Orlando to Tampa. This region topped the charts on AOL's best deal for autos as the top discount market. The average price of new vehicles in central Florida was discovered to be ten percent below manufacturer's suggest retail prices. Next in line are Baltimore / Washington at 9.9% below and next Atlanta at 9.4 % below MSRP. The AOL 'Best Deal' study also revealed Maryland (8.1% off), Virginia (7.6%) and Florida (7.5% state average) as the cheapest states for buying a new car. For those in the west who don't feel like making the cross country trek, San Francisco, LA and Dallas also offer up some pretty cheap deals.

It may seem like a daunting task, flying across the country and then taking a few days to drive back home. But it may be worth it. Especially if you are considering a vehicle with a higher price tag. Think of it this way, 10% of $100,000 is $10 grand! That's a lot of money and easily worth the cost of a flight and a few nights hotel stay. And if you combine your purchase with a vacation or business trip you were going to take anyways - bingo. You just saved a ton of cash.

The reality most people can't be bothered and won't go to all the extra effort just to find the cheapest places to buy a car let alone go there and do it. However, information like this can be food for thought and can also be solid ammunition in negotiated your best deal. If your local dealers knows you've been shopping and knows what he's up against that can translate into a nice discount for you right at your home dealership. Be prepared. Crunch the numbers and go to your dealer with data in hand. You'll be glad you did!

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Kiplinger Ranks Fort Smith Cheapest City To Live In

Fort Smith Arkansas least expensive place to live in the U.S.A.

Kiplinger . com has ranked Fort Smith #1 or the Cheapest Place to Live in the United States. Kiplinger using complex and accurate formulas based on average costs of living to determine which places are less expensive to live and which are the most. According to Kiplinger New York City is the most expensive place to live in America today. Through their index a person moving from Fort Smith to New York would need to earn 1.5 times to maintain the same standard of living. Conversely, someone moving from New York to Fort Smith could take a 60% pay cut to have the same standard of living.

This just shows that in large developed countries like the U.S. and Canada the cost of living varies greatly across the land. And you don't necessarily need to move to another country to find a cheap place to live. Kiplinger's study put 7 of the 10 cheapest American cities in the southern U.S. Arkansas garnered two spots in the top, or bottom 10, depending on which way you lok at it. Fort Smith in first and Conway, Ark in 6th place.

Kiplinger uses data collected over a specific period of time to establish their index. They price the same items in each area to be used in their study. Common groceries like: steak, a half gallon of milk and canola oil, for example. They also include other expenses related to daily living like: a visit to the doctor, an eye exam, a veterinary visit, a take out pizza, apartment rent and the avg cost for a new home.

Grant Pruitt shares his experience and love of Fort Smith in this YouTube video







(Source: Times Record, Fort Smith, Ark.) Story by Wanda Freeman, Times Record, Fort Smith, Ark. You can read the whole article here: Fort Smith Cheapest City To Live In

The World’s Cheapest Cities

Mercer undertook a survey recently on 'cost of living' whereby it researched and then ranked 208 cities around the world. Their research looked at items like food, clothing, housing and entertainment to compare and come up with it's list of the World's Cheapest Cities. Mercer is recognized as the leading authority and their study is recognized as the most comprehensive in the world. In fact many governments and large corporations use their reports to create pay plans and determine appropriate remuneration for employees who are sent abroad.

Addis Ababa, which sits at the base of Mount Entoto and is the capital city for Ethiopia, was found to be

One of the World’s Cheapest Cities. Addis is known as the political capital of Africa. There you will find World Heritage Sites; the Ethiopian National Library; Ethnological Museum; St Georges Cathedral to name a few. And all of this history and culture resides among a busy metropolitan city.

The report also notes Luanda which is the capital of Angola as the most expensive city for ex-pats followed by Tokyo, Ndjamena, Moscow and Geneva, Switzerland. Which you may recall from our discussion a few months back about International Livings Index and uncovering the Cheapest Places to Live.

For more information about Living Abroad check out International Living Magazine

Cheapest places to live for Tech Pay

Fast Forward Inc of Portland Oregon says Boston is one of the Cheapest Places to Live for those in the tech industry.

Even though 'techies' working in Boston are paid less than their counter parts in D.C. Seattle, Washington, New York and even the national average they may still have a higher standard of living. That's because those making the big bucks in those other major cities also pay big bucks to live there.

Tech grads from Universities in the Boston area may be well advised to stick around and seek employment there. The lure of high wages can have it's downside as is illustrated in the stats. Still taking upwards of $17,000 less pay per year is a tough one to swallow.

If you are thinking of moving it's an opportune time to find the Cheapest Places to Buy a Car.

Full story - Boston salaries fall behind major cities

Cheap things to do in Houston

I was reading through my news feed this morning and came across this interesting piece. Thought I would pass it along.

The 'Daily Cougar' which is the U of Hou student newspaper just published this article on their website about 'Cheap Things To Do in Houston'.

They are looking to help students who don't have a lot of money to get out there and enjoy loife without blowing a ton of cash.

Here are a few of their tips for Cheap Things to do:

1. Play Frisbee Golf. I didn't know this but they say there are Frisbee Golf Course set up all over Houston and most of them arre free.

2. Road Trip! Students can go to Galveston and enjoy the sand bar; play volleyball or just lie around and catch some rays.

3. Visit the Zoo. It may not be free but at $11 it's a pretty cheap way to spend your day.

4. Check out the Museum of Natural Science. Again, not free but cheap at just $7 plus at this time of year you get to see some of the rarest flowers in the world.

5. Finally with summer comes summer music. There are lots of live acts performing all over town.

Now Houston did not make our list of The Cheapest Places to Live in the U.S.A. but it does sound like a fun place to be a student!

To read the whole article you can go here -> Cheap things to do in Houston: thedailycougar.com

Cheapest Places to Advertise

I was talking with a friend this morning and he was telling me about an order he was going to make for some advertising. I couldn't believe he was about to spend $500 on something that he could easily get for free. In fact the advertising he was about to do wouldn't even be as effective as the free methods.


Cheapest Places for Advertising

With the strength and popularity of the interent pf course I talking about free online advertising. It's definitely the cheapest place to advertise and what's cool about it is it is much more effective than  pretty much any other method of advertising out there.

Forget the Yellow Pages!

One of my biggest pet peaves is seeing small businesses get totally ripped off by the Yellow Pages directories. Talk about a dinosaur! Think about, the last time you needed to find a business where did you go? Yup, straight to Google, right? Small businesses and professionals shell out a ton of money to the Yellow Pages each year and if they just thought about it they would realize it's wasted money. There is only one market where it may still make just a bit of sense to be in that directory - that's if you market to seniors. Even then I question it's value.

So, where are the cheapest places to advertise? You've probably guessed by now - try Craigslist and all of those other free listing sites which are probably serving your home town.

Oh, and if you really want to have some effective 'marketing' take that money you are giving away to the Yellow Pages and hire a smart Internet Marketer to put your business at the top of your local search engine results.

Canada's Best and Cheapest Places to Live!

Where do you want to live? Where can you afford to live? Every major Canadian city scoured for the cheapest lace to buy real estate!

Real estate in Canada has been going nuts lately! Home prices are sky high; while many feel the pressure to sell in this a hot real estate market. At the same time buyers fear they may just be getting themselves into an overpriced home and if the bubble bursts they could be sitting upside down for some time.


The best real estate deals in Canada are in Moncton and Regina. These cities got an A-. Fredericton, St. John’s, Ottawa, Gatineau, Winnipeg, Guelph and Saint John all got B+.

MoneySense looked at rent costs and average house costs which is a good indicator of the value of a home. Then it compared wages in the areas to average house prices to determine the time it takes for a family to actually buy a home. The magazine also examined how fast houses sold and how fast the prices increased over the years.

Finally, the economy of each city was also analyzed. They checked out how quickly the community grew, unemployment rates and the level of discretionary income.

By using this method Moneysense was able to avoid picking cheap real estate in cities where low real estate prices were caused be a poor economy or widespread unemployment.

You can read more about the best Canadian Real Estate bargains and maybe even find the cheapest place to live in Canada at yahoo.com/personal-finance

The article is titled 'Best deals in real estate' and it's in the Yahoo! Finance section.

One of the Cheapest Places on Earth

Own a brand new beachfront condo for $75,000. Or a luxury apartment for $28,000. Employ full-time household help to cook and clean for $30 a week. Enjoy a gourmet meal for two, with wine and dessert, for $25.

Every cliché you've heard about living large on little…about settling into the lap of luxury on even a pensioner's budget…is true in this country.


Ecuador has my attention because it offers some of the cheapest property values in the world today. For example, you can buy a high end 1,000-square-foot condo on the beach for less than $100,000…or a comfortable mountain retreat for less than $50,000.

Last year, Ecuador topped International Living’s Retirement Index, which praised its quality of life and low cost of living.

In this country, you can live high in the mountains and enjoy year-round spring-like weather. Or you can choose from 1,390 miles of coastline and great beaches. And your dollar goes far. I know of retired couples who live comfortably on $700 per month. An excellent three-course lunch costs $2. Ecuador welcomes foreigners with open arms. Best of all are the property prices and holding costs, both of which are low.