I was spending some of my time today looking at some personal finance news websites.  I have a great interest in this topic as we all have money.  What I like is to find ways to make my money work harder for me as well as find ways to save a buck or two here and there.

I usually read a few finance websites every day.  I try to find new ones each day so that I can get a new perspective on things - it helps me to keep an open mind.  While reading some articles on one of these websites today I noticed two trends I hadn’t noticed before:  all of these sites talked about mortgages and car insurance.

I can understand them talking about mortgages.  We have all been trained since we were young: go to school, get a career and buy a house.  To buy the house we need a mortgage.  Pretty much all of these sites make an effort to show you what to look for in terms of a mortgage and they all tend to focus on the repayment options.  Obviously, it is in your best interest to get the mortgage paid off as quickly as possible and they show you how.

The other common element that I noticed was discussion about car insurance.  I can tell by all the commercials that you see on TV, this is definitely an area where most people can save some money.  Where I live, we don’t have an option (there is only one car insurance company and that is who you have to go with), but I did check out some of the sites and it sure seems like there is some steep competition. 

I find it rewarding that I noticed this today.  You always feel good when you discover something or learn something new.  I am going to make an effort to try a little harder to see if I can notice any other trends tomorrow.