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Car guy at heart but constantly distracted by bicycles. Amateur scatologist. Pathologically DIY.

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5 Models That Show Hybrid Cars Might Be Right For You

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By David Muhlbaum
| Kiplinger Verified
At a time when many consumers want to save on gas but aren’t ready to buy a fully electric car, hybrid vehicles — which use both gasoline and electric motors to make them go — are having a moment. The Kiplinger Letter forecasts that hybrids will account for 14% of vehicle sales in 2024, up from 9% in 2023. That growth is taking place despite another round of buzzy product launches last year for fully electric cars, also known as battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Some went well; some were glitchy.
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Ask Kip: Where are I bond rates headed? - Tribune Content Agency (August 3, 2023)

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By David Muhlbaum, Jeffrey Kosnett Verified
| Tribune Content Agency
Q: What are I bonds paying these days, and what’s the outlook for the rates on these U.S. savings bonds? A: New Series I savings bonds are paying a rate of 4.3%. That number is made up of two components: One is a variable rate based on the government’s consumer price index. The other is a fixed rate — picked by the Treasury Department without further explanation — that will only apply to bonds issued from May 1, 2023, through Oct. 31, 2023: 0.90%.
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Flatlander Chronicles, First (and Last?) Chapter

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By David Muhlbaum
| Medium
You know what the world doesn’t need? More tales of “city guy gets house in the country and has experiences.” But, here is mine. It’s kind of vivid; probably not for mealtime. Me: city guy, pretty much. House: in Vermont, big old wood-paneled white elephant. Close to a lake, but also close to a state highway (possibly relevant). I was up feeding the house money in January, checking in on the furnace and HVAC.
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