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At some point nearly everyone has had a collection of empty bottles and fast food containers riding shotgun with them. Take a few tips from Sue Brenner, a new contributor at the organizational blog...

My pal Susie decided not to replace her totaled car and happily opted to rent by the hour with Zipcar instead (possibly NSFW link there). With rising gas and insurance prices, her choice is more...

Find yourself in New York City without an airport ride, but don't want to pony up the disheartening full fare for a cab ride? Hitchsters.com hooks you up with other taxi riders taking the same flight...

Google Maps mashup Drive Pricing calculates the cost of a road trip. Just give Drive Pricing your zip code and car's average miles per gallon (if you don't know it, Drive Pricing provides a link to...

Avoid everyday problems and modern mini-calamities by arming yourself with the right know-how before you head out into the world. Locking yourself out of your apartment, losing your car in the...

These days most of our portable devices can be charged by either plugging into the wall or plugging into your computer via a USB cable. Sure you can buy a separate car charger to power each device...

The commonly-held belief that your car's oil needs changed every 3,000 miles is a myth, according to Yahoo Autos, and it's costing you money and hurting the environment.It's been a misconception for...

Back in the good ol' days of $2.50-per-gallon gasoline, you could ignore simple car maintenance. After all, what was it costing you? A buck here and a buck there? But when prices hit the $4 mark,...

Think buying a hybrid car is out of your price range? The Yahoo Green weblog says it's time you rethink the cost of hybrids, comparing the cost to own a Prius versus two non-hybrid cars—a Honda...

Web site RepairPal provides independent repair estimates to help you decide if your mechanic is ripping you off. Just take your mechanic's quote and compare it to RepairPal's encyclopedia of repair...

With rising gas prices putting extra strain on wallets across the country, Smart Money magazine offers strategies for saving money at the pump, including changing the way you drive to use gas more...

Avoid the hassle of scraping off parking stickers or decals with Sticker Shield, a plastic sheet that surrounds stickers and attaches them to your window through the power of static adhesion rather...

If you've got a hankering to hit the road and take an all-American scenic road trip this summer—despite the astronomical gas prices—Yahoo Travel rounds up a few editor-favorite routes....

Car and Driver magazine knows a thing or two about getting pulled over, so they asked seven state troopers from across the country what they want and don't want from you, the driver, during a routine...

Trent at The Simple Dollar blog would rarely recommend getting into debt, but since financing a car is sometimes a necessary evil, he recommends taking a good look at your finances, and the market,...