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Ford and GM Will Make Car Payments If You Lose Your Job
Hyundai started it, and now Ford and GM have announced their own variations of Hyundai's offer designed to sell cars to a cautious population. While Hyundai's walkaway program offers to absorb car payments for three months and will accept a returned car without any additional payment if a buyer loses her job, Ford and GM have developed slightly different ideas for getting cars off the lots and into the hands of people worried about unemployment.
Ford's program includes paying $700 a month up to one year for new vehicles if buyers lose their jobs, while GM is offering to cover up to nine payments of $500 each in case of unemployment.
I'm Asking: What Kind of Car Was Your First Ride?
Nearly everyone is embracing budgeting these days, even multi-millionaires. Bruce Bickel is a wealth adviser who says his clients have asked him for guidance on regulating spending and he's helping parents talk to children about the change without feeling guilty. He said, "They say, 'My teenager isn't driving a BMW; she has to drive a Ford Focus.
Do You Own One of America's Most Stolen Cars?
The phrase hot wheels takes on a negative connotation when you're talking about stolen rides. The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) has determined which vehicles were most reported stolen last year, down to the make, model, and year.
The NICB advises car owners to protect their wheels by using common sense and locking their cars; having a visible or audio warning device; getting an immobilizing device like smart keys; and hooking up a tracking device that can monitor the car's whereabouts via computer if the car is stolen.
7 Experts Give Job Search Advice in 100 Words or Less
Professional advice is often unaffordable to those who need it most, like people looking for work. CNN Money rounded up a group of career coaches and requested their best advice for job seekers, and asked they keep their words of wisdom to 100 words at most. Get advice from seven experts — best of all, it's free.
Walgreens Offers Free Health Services For Those Without Jobs
Ford, Hyundai, and GM have your car payments covered if you lose your job, and now you can look to Walgreens for free health care if you're handed a pink slip. The national drugstore chain has rolled out its Take Care Program, offering free health care by nurse practitioners and physician assistants for ailments like respiratory problems, allergies, infections, and skin conditions.
You're eligible to receive the free services if you're without health insurance and lost your job on or after March 31, 2009.
Forbes Ranks Hollywood's Top-Earning Power Couples
If success is a turn-on, then the hot power couples in Hollywood must be lusting after each other to no end. These may be two-income households, but both halves can hold their own in millions. The jury is out on who tends to pick up the check, but Forbes has declared which pairs fit the bill as the top-earning couples in Hollywood.
Woman Auctioning Her Family's Debt on eBay
The Indiana University alumni who tried to auction her student loans on eBay didn't have much luck, but another woman is hoping there are buyers out there who would be more willing to bid on her family's $103,254.11 debt. The listing is titled "My Debt, all of my worldly bills comes with house and car" with the caption "My Family Second Chance," and the seller provides a picture of the house, car, and a photo of her family of five. To see a breakdown of the $103,254.11 debt just read more
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