Like everything else is doing, my auto insurance just went up. (Not because of any accidents or claims!) Not very much, as the increase was somewhat ameliorated by the decrease caused by my change to "work from home" status and my renewal discount for my second year with them. I called the insurance company to ask if there was anything else I could do to lower my bill - just for the sake of seeing what they would say.
Turns out, there is! For $16 I took an online Driver Safety Course from AARP. (It's $20 if you are not an AARP member). They say it's an 8 hour course (and available in classroom format as well). I did it in 7 hours. In a few days I should receive a certificate in the mail. Then I can tell the insurance company about it, and mail them a copy for my file. That'll save me $50 on my insurance for each of the next three years. Nice!
A total side bonus was how much I learned from the course! Seriously. And, you can stop it and come back to it whenever you want which made it very easy to do. If you're age 50 or more, just get over it and join AARP, if you haven't. (Yeah, I threw out those mailers for three years until I gave up and joined and saved $600 in insurance!!!) Besides, it's good to be supportive of your fellow Baby Boomers. WE RULE!
Live long, and drive safely.
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