I've not used a $1 bill in five years.  There are only two countries I know of with a paper bill worth less than our $1 bill - Honduras and Argentina.  The coin lasts much longer.  Stop minting the paper and start using coin exclusively.  Saving half a billion dollars a year in this way won't go far toward solving our ...more

I have almost 58,000 miles on a 2006 Jetta TDI bought less than 2 years ago. It so far gives me 38% better mileage than my old gasoline Jetta (45mpg vs. 32.5 over 400,000 miles), and I don't drive 60 mph to save fuel.  So I'm ahead of the game on fuel cost despite the ridiculous price differential between regular gasol...more

I just added up all the diesel I have put into my '06 Jetta in its first 40,000 miles.  Total mileage:  43.73 miles per gallon.  When new, it started out in the 40 MPG range and now fluctuates between 44 and 47, depending on the speed of the daily commute.  I can't wait till the engine loosens up, which now takes more ...more