The most important thing to know about paying a single
annual car insurance payment is this: shop around.
Not exact matches
The most popular
payment option among
car insurance companies is
annual payment.
To cover the big
annual bills (property tax,
car and home
insurance) we save 1 / 12th of the
annual payment in separate savings accounts, and to cover un-expected expenses (
car and home repair) we have a set amount each month automatically transferred from checking into a
car repair account and a home repair account.
(It's a good idea to time your card application such that you can pay off your
annual car insurance premiums or other lump - sum
payments to take a hefty chunk out of this spending requirement.)
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insurance, roadside assistance, price protection, travel assistance,
car rental
insurance, extended warranty,
annual account summary
Another method is to add up the total bills, such as credit cards, mortgages,
car payments, loans and funeral costs, while also estimating and anticipating future bills (the need for a new
car, tuition for your children, inflation etc.) If the goal is to simply replace an income, as might be the case when both spouses are professionals, the estimate should be based on the
annual income multiplied by the number of years of income that you want the life
insurance to cover.
In general, the most affordable
car insurance comes with the lump - sum
annual payment of a premium, but this is not financially feasible for most.
You will have to calculate your current cost of living to determine the
annual income your family needs to survive, taking into consideration mortgage
payments,
car and personal loans, daily living expenses, credit card bills, college tuition costs, medical
insurance and funeral expenses.
Normally, new
cars demand higher
insurance rates than used ones so that means you should have already prepared yourself to deal with monthly or
annual insurance payments even before purchasing the
car.