AAA can even help you to manage your money. They actually offer personal loans, credit cards, deposit certificates, and even IRAs, thanks to its financial services.

Naturally, AAA offers a lot of assistance when it comes to car repairs. In addition to personally helping you, you can choose a mechanic based on the AAA rating.

Did you know AAA even offers a special savings program for prescription medications? You can get a discount for up to fifteen percent at participating pharmacies — and that is for name brands. For generic medications, it is more like thirty five percent.

AAA also offers help with travel, such as getting your passport in order.

These are just a few of the benefits that come with the AAA membership. Check it out yourself to see if this is a good idea for you.

First up is a bit of a surprise. Even I was not aware of this.

With a AAA membership (and can I just tell you guys how difficult it is to write “a AAA,” which though phonetically correct, looks horrible grammatically?), you are entitled to bail bonds.

Yep, you read that right. Bail bonds. Specifically, if you get into any kind of minor traffic trouble, in set states AAA will actually provide you with a certificate good for a thousand dollars or less, and often up to five thousand dollars worth of bail money can come to you.

AAA also offers an enviable battery service — and it is mobile at that. Meaning, with a membership your batter can get tested, it can get diagnosed, and it can even get replaced if necessary.

AAA. Triple A. The American Automobile Association.

Many drivers are members of this association. Many drivers are not aware of what, exactly, the benefits of a membership are.

While not tied directly to auto insurance, this is a topic that can complement insurance.

Having access to AAA can be hugely beneficial, and it is important to understand why, especially considering how cheap it is to become a membership.

The yearly dues are a drop in the bucket compared to how much you can save by having a membership. And not all the bonuses are related solely to your vehicle.

We are going to take a close look at the many advantages of a membership. You can decide from there whether it is a good idea for you to seek membership.

So you have found yourself a mechanic and you feel that he is very, very trust-worthy. What happens if you are in a car accident?  Well, you have to remember that your auto mechanic might not be able to do all of the work. 

Specific auto mechanics specialize in certain things.  If you have an auto mechanic that specializes in small things but not necessarily a totaled car, you want to make sure that you get him to refer your somewhere.

This is something that you should definitely take to heart, as the mechanic generally only refers his customers to someone else when they trust them.

Now that we have talked a little bit about researching online for your auto mechanic, let’s talk about how you are going to find a trust-worthy mechanic and what happens if you do happen to get into an auto accident.  For one, you want to make sure that you meet the mechanic before they begin to do work on your car.

After all, they are going to be working on an investment and you want to make sure that you get a good feeling about them.  That is why meeting them before they do anything to your car is so, so important.  The mechanic themselves should be very professional and should definitely be one of those that pays attention to what you are saying.

To be honest, finding yourself a mechanic is hard however it is not impossible – more tips in the next blog!

Getting into a car accident is not just a very terrible situation but it is one that is stressful as well, however there are some things that you might be able to do in the fixing portion of the auto accident to make it a little more stress free.  That is what we are going to talk about in the next few blogs, what to do after the car accidents and some collision repair tips and tricks.

Finding a good and decent auto body shop is extremely difficult and stressful.  Believe me, I know, I had to do a call around for one this weekend when my car would not start.  First things first though, you want to make sure that you look online.

When you look online for an auto place, the benefit of it is that there are reviews from real customers that have used the auto shop – that way you can see if people say the auto mechanic is trust-worthy and reasonable in the price.  More in the next blog!