There’s something incredibly appealing about having the freedom to move seamlessly throughout the world in your very own car. Nowadays, there are a lot of car options to choose from and all at very different price points. 

With the help of CarTalk Editor-in-Chief Jamie Page Deaton, Matt and Molly figure out how to choose the right car based on needs and cost. Discover the best ways to calculate a budget for acquiring a car, the different types of fuel-efficient and electric vehicle options on the road, and the latest safety features in cars and how to use them. 

Plus learn about how you can avoid becoming upside down on your car loan.  

Sources Cited: 
The Zebra - Car Ownership Statistics
Pew Research Center - “Car, bike or motorcycle? Depends on where you live"
AA Newsroom - Annual Cost of New Car Ownership Crosses $10K Mark
U.S. Department of Transportation - NHTSA Announces Final Rule Requiring Rear Visibility Technology
J.D. Power - Electric Vehicle Trends for 2023

There’s something incredibly appealing about having the freedom to move seamlessly throughout the world in your very own car. Nowadays, there are a lot of car options to choose from and all at very different price points. 
With the help of CarTalk Editor-in-Chief Jamie Page Deaton, Matt and Molly figure out how to choose the right car based on needs and cost. Discover the best ways to calculate a budget for acquiring a car, the different types of fuel-efficient and electric vehicle options on the road, and the latest safety features in cars and how to use them. 
Plus learn about how you can avoid becoming upside down on your car loan.  
Sources Cited: 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.thezebra.com/resources/research/car-ownership-statistics/">The Zebra - Car Ownership Statistics</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2015/04/16/car-bike-or-motorcycle-depends-on-where-you-live/">Pew Research Center - “Car, bike or motorcycle? Depends on where you live"</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://newsroom.aaa.com/2022/08/annual-cost-of-new-car-ownership-crosses-10k-mark/">AA Newsroom - Annual Cost of New Car Ownership Crosses $10K Mark</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/nhtsa-announces-final-rule-requiring-rear-visibility-technology">U.S. Department of Transportation - NHTSA Announces Final Rule Requiring Rear Visibility Technology</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.jdpower.com/cars/shopping-guides/electric-vehicle-trends-for-2023">J.D. Power - Electric Vehicle Trends for 2023</a></li>
</ul>

Do your eyes glaze over when looking at a long list of annual health insurance enrollment options – or maybe while you’re trying to calculate how much you owe the IRS? You might be wondering the same thing we are: Where’s the guidebook for all of this grown-up stuff? Whether opening a bank account, refinancing student loans, or purchasing car insurance (...um, can we just roll the dice without it?), we’re just as confused as you are. 

Enter: “Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult” a podcast dedicated to explaining the complexities of adulting for which most of us are woefully under-prepared. In each episode, we seek out folks who can actually help us start to make sense of all the basic life skills required to be, well, a grown-up.

Do your eyes glaze over when looking at a long list of annual health insurance enrollment options – or maybe while you’re trying to calculate how much you owe the IRS? You might be wondering the same thing we are: Where’s the guidebook for all of this grown-up stuff? Whether opening a bank account, refinancing student loans, or purchasing car insurance (...um, can we just roll the dice without it?), we’re just as confused as you are. 
Enter: “Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult” a podcast dedicated to explaining the complexities of adulting for which most of us are woefully under-prepared. In each episode, we seek out folks who can actually help us start to make sense of all the basic life skills required to be, well, a grown-up.

Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult

Buy a Car like a Grown-Up: Part 1

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