Penny Pincher Journal

I Repaired My Car Window with Duct Tape (and It's OK) Broken car window held closed with duct tape A funny thing happened last s...

Today as my son was pulling out of the driveway, his rear view mirror fell off! My Rear View Mirror Fell Off!  How Can I Fix It? T...

How I Saved $160:  DIY Replacement Car Door Stop Strap The Broken Car Door Check Strap... The other day, we were saying goodbye to m...

Sorry for the false alarm, but I decided to return the car stereo I bought to upgrade my older car.  How did such a great plan fail? Car...

My 12 year old car has about everything I want- except for one thing. It has 4 wheel drive, heated leather seats, sun roof, allow rims, ri...

How Often Do You Need to Change Your Oil? Changing the oil regularly is important to keep your car running well.  Clean, fresh oil doe...

Choosing a Car for My Teen Driver, Again A couple years ago, I wrote a post about choosing a car for a teen driver .  I decided to buy a c...

Rust Converter- Restore Rusty Items I have always been interested in rust converter.  You can put rust converter on a rusty metal surface ...

Use an Air Purifier in Your Car- Get That New Car Smell Today I used my Shop Vac to vacuum out the grime that had accumulated in my car ov...

Midas Coupons- Save Money on Vehicle Maintenance I took my good old Civic into Midas today to replace the alternator serpentine belts and ...

Why Is It Important to Tighten Your Gas Cap? When you replace your gas cap after filling up at the gas station, you have probably noticed...

Windshield Water Repellent Windshield water repellent makes water bead up on your windshield, increasing visibility when driving in rain ...

What Is Synthetic Motor Oil? Synthetic Motor Oil- Mobil 1 Image Source: Dr. Penny Pincher Conventional motor oil (also called regul...