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angelaschneider

Newer doesn’t always mean crazier expensive—at least for insurance.

We traded in our 10-year-old car with 105k miles—still had a tiny loan left—and bought a brand-new 2022 model. I braced myself for a major insurance hike, but when the new premium came in, it was only about $120 more for the whole year. 😲 Our agent said it’s because the new car has all these advanced built-in safety features, and honestly, I thought he might just be giving me the sales pitch. But the more I thought about it, the more it made sense. Safer cars mean fewer (and less expensive) injuries, which insurance companies love. Plus, some newer models are actually cheaper to fix certain types of damage compared to old clunkers. Still feels weird though—expected a financial gut punch and ended up with just a light slap. Have you ever been surprised by how much (or little) your insurance changed after getting a new car? #CarInsurance #NewCarVibes #InsuranceTips #DrivingLife #CarUpgrade

Newer doesn’t always mean crazier expensive—at least for insurance.
lawrencehowell

Auto-pay isn't always a set-it-and-forget-it thing... learned that the hard way.

In December, we found out the scary way why you should never let your insurance run out. We thought we were good—we were on auto-pay. But it turned out that after updating our account info, their system didn't automatically restart the payments. We had no idea. They said they sent letters and emails, but somehow we missed every single one. We ended up uninsured for a whole month without realizing it. 😬 Thankfully, Geico was super chill and just let us renew without tacking anything extra onto our bill. I’m seriously grateful, because a lapse can mess up your record badly. It wasn’t really all their fault or all ours—just a weird system quirk. Still, I learned a huge lesson: double-check your insurance payments, especially after making any changes! Has anything like this ever happened to you? #InsuranceTips #StayCovered #AutoPayProblems #DrivingLife #LessonsLearned

Auto-pay isn't always a set-it-and-forget-it thing... learned that the hard way.