One of the things that I really hate about getting insurance quotes online is having to wait to actually get the quote. I understand why they have to give callbacks and the like, but why is it too difficult to get an instant life insurance quote. You’d think more companies would offer it so that they could increase sales from people like me who are short on time.

Maybe that means that I should just patronize the instant quote companies?

I got a great idea from a friend of mine the other day to keep track of your personal inventory. He suggested that I use bar codes on each thing I own. Then all I need to do is use a barcode scanner and scan everything in. This way I have an easy to keep record of things I own. This can come in handy if I need to make an insurance claim or something, or so he said.

It seems complicated, but it’s interesting nonetheless.

I was thinking the other day about what happened to circuit city. It seems like they were going gangbusters and then they just vanished into thin air. I remember years ago they were the place to go for electronics, even if the pushy salesmen always tried to get you to go for something more expensive. I guess it was good while it lasted, but it would be cool to know a little more about them….

Ok, I am having a little success lately in my goal of finding better insurance rates. Believe it or not, I have gotten some decent quotes, but I am still looking to get another auto insurance quote or two before evaluating just how much I can save on auto insurance. This should be fun, last year I saved quite a bit of money and this year will hopefully be even more.

I am getting ready to start my own healthy living quest in the next week or so and that means I am gathering a lot of advice from friends and family about ways they have utilized to effectively reach their fitness goals. It’s hardly surprising that I am getting a whole gamut of responses from buying a diet book to going out and finding a nordictrack coupon. It’s all interesting none the less and hopefully I can find a few magic bullets in there.

What about you all? Got any advice?