Steve Miller

1 week ago | financebuzz.com | Christy Rakoczy |Steve Miller

Getting married changed my life in many great ways. Getting a lower price on my car insurance was just one of them. After my husband and I got married, we combined our auto insurance coverage. Surprisingly, my premiums went down by about 6%, and my husband saved around 8% compared to what he was paying before. That may sound strange. After all, why should car insurance be cheaper when married than when you're single?

2 weeks ago | financebuzz.com | Steve Miller |Melinda Sineriz

Shopping for insurance can be annoying. It's always smart to comparison shop for the best deal, but doing so directly with a handful of insurers can take a while and will almost certainly result in a flood of spammy emails, calls, and follow-ups via physical mail. That's where insurance comparison marketplaces like Insurify come in. Insurify provides what we found to be a relatively seamless quote-generation experience.

3 weeks ago | financebuzz.com | Kat Tretina |Steve Miller

When I traded in a newer sedan and purchased an older minivan (I'm entering my dog mom era), I expected my car payments to be more affordable. But I was pleasantly surprised to find that my car insurance premiums dropped too. With an older vehicle with a lower value, the cost of owning the minivan was much lower overall. My experience isn't unusual. And, with sky-high car prices — the average cost of a new car was $48,039 in 2025, up nearly 24% from 2020 — people are holding onto cars longer.

3 weeks ago | financebuzz.com | Christy Rakoczy |Steve Miller

When my friend leased a car recently, she was surprised when the leasing company told her about all of the different kinds of auto insurance she had to buy. Since she knows I write about insurance all the time, she asked me why there were so many lease insurance requirements to meet. There's actually a simple reason. You have to buy more auto insurance when you lease a car because you don't own the car — the leasing company does.

1 month ago | financebuzz.com | Lindsay VanSomeren |Steve Miller

Every time I rent a car, I'm still amazed that you can just drive off the lot with a multi-thousand-dollar piece of equipment after answering fewer questions than a high school biology exam, one of them always being: Do you want to purchase optional rental car coverage? If you paid for your rental with a credit card or if you have your own auto insurance policy, you might think you're all set and can decline it.