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Question: Why Are Ferrari Oil Changes So Expensive?
Have heard this one -- $500 for an oil change on a Ferrari? Well its true. You can easily pay $2000 for regularly scheduled maintenance each time. What's the deal? Are Ferrari parts so much more expensive than regular parts? Well sure, but not really...
Question: How Will GPS and Blackbox Tech Lower Car Insurance?
Here's what I predict in the future -- car insurance companies will start to offer the following service: Let them install a GPS in your car, to monitor your speed and distance traveled, and they will reduce your car insurance premiums if you are a "...
Question: Should I Buy an Expensive Watch?
Well that all depends what you want out of it. If you want style and status, then, sure, go for a Rolex, Tag Heuer, or Festina watches. But if you just want a watch to keep accurate time, then you don't have to spend a lot of money. Digital watches k...
Questions: When Should I Buy New Tools?
There are some periods of the year where tools go on sale. Fathers Day is one of them. Labor Day is another. But my favorite time to buy tools, whether they be air tools, hand tools, machines, or painting supplies, is Black Friday. The day ofter U.S....
Question: How Much Should I Spend on a Watch?
That all depends on you. Really you can buy a watch that looks fine and tells ac curate time for as little as $20, for instance, a Timex. If you want to spend more though, you certainly can. From Festina watches in the several hundred dollar range to...
Question: Is The Government Going Bankrupt?
I put this question to be with the simple answer -- no one knows and no one can know! There are jsut too many factors out there which cannot be resolved. What about the rising costs of medicare insurance, medicade, social security, and the national d...
Question: Are We Running Out of Materials?
Well it seems like it -- I'm talking about the precious metals used in electronics. With so many millions and millions of electronic devices manufactured each year, the base metals are becoming scarcer. Are we running out of silver and platinum? No, ...
