Why are Drivers not Alert on the Road? Posted on December 14, 2018 A fifth of Australians drive their vehicles when they are already tired. A study indicates that one in every five Australians fall asleep on the wheel. Of all the accidents that happen on Australian roads, 20% are related to fatigue. You will not keep within your lane or react in adequate time of you fall […]
Everything You Need to Know About IRS Commuting Mileage Rules Posted on December 13, 2018 The IRS has prescribed what needs to be deducted against the taxes upon filing the returns. Many people do not understand the laid down procedures of deducting tax. There’s nothing like commuting tax deduction. However, there are situations when your drive from home to work can become tax deductible. Before you deduct the mileage from […]
How to Use Your Home to Nullify the IRS Commuting Rules Posted on December 11, 2018 By qualifying your home office as the place where you earn the majority of your income, you are already at your place of work, and thus any movement from home to another location for business purposes is tax deductible. Your home office will qualify as the primary location of work if you can prove to […]
How to Cut Your Car Maintenance Costs Posted on December 10, 2018 You can save quite a few hundred dollars by doing auto repairs, and you don’t need in-depth automotive industry knowledge. By understanding how a few things work, you can save a lot of money that you spend on your mechanic. Take the following points into consideration, and you are on your way to saving a […]
How to Replace a Distributor Cap and Rotor Posted on December 7, 2018 1. Locate the distributor cap The distributor cap is located under the car’s hood. Open the hood and look around for aplastic grey piece near the centre of the engine. The distributor cap looks like a crown that has a lot of sick and black cables connected to the spokes on its top. These thick […]
How Schedule C Taxpayers Can Avoid Mileage Audits by the IRS Posted on December 6, 2018 “Once the IRS starts looking into your accounts, it never stops until it finds a mistake”. This is a common analogy among the Schedule C taxpayers who are particularly on the spotlight by the internal service revenue officers. To avoid getting audited, you should always log your mileage using a mileage application tracker and then […]
How to Repair a Car with No Prior Experience Posted on December 5, 2018 How would you love to be able to manage their most basic car maintenance and repair work on your own to save a few dollars? Even if you’re not a professional mechanic, it should be easy for you to replace things such as worn out distributor cap or repair your car’s electrical power. In fact, […]
How to Increase Your Car’s Fuel Mileage: Part 2 Posted on December 3, 2018 How to Improve Your Driving Habits to Increase Mileage 1. Utilise the cruise control Cruise control is especially important when you are driving on the highway. It helps you to maintain constant speed thereby saving you a lot of fuel consumption. Remember that every time you press the acceleration pedal or the braking pedal you […]
How to Increase Your Car’s Fuel Mileage: Part 1 Posted on November 30, 2018 Fuel prices will continue to rise, and thus the best way to spend your money is to figure out a way to increase the mileage per dollar. Below are a couple of creative things you can do to improve your car’s efficiency and spend less money on petrol. What to Do to the Car to […]
How to Fix a Low Beam Headlight Posted on November 28, 2018 A low beam bulb that has been blown out has several safety disadvantages. For one it will make it difficult for you to see when you are driving at night and secondly it will force you to use high beams which will make it difficult for the other drivers to see the road. Fixing a […]