When I moved this county of Florida, one car insurance agent told me rates here are second only to Manhattan when comes to their sheer expense. I believe it.

It’s not just people in Florida who are looking for ways to trim their monthly budgets. Pretty much everyone I know is shopping around for better rates on their home and car insurance. It’s one of the first things that come to mind when you’re facing the rising costs of living right now. There is only so much you can do to keep food and gas costs down, so you have to find other areas from which to cut.

I’ve been in calls to Geico and other car insurance companies that say they guarantee low rates. My car insurance is reasonable, but it went up after the “no fault” issues in my state last year. Long story short: they cut out the service for no fault when the state told them to, but never lowered my price. When the state told them to put it back, they upped my fees. Shady, to say the least.

So, for me, finding new insurance is not just a matter of money, but of honor.