Time Magazine’s cover story this week takes a head-on look at our oil future. In the tightly wound and sometimes muddled piece, we are reminded quite clearly that there is still no substitute for oil, and it remains by far the most heavily used fuel for transportation in this country.
The new kid on the oil [...]

Housing counselors know that their clients need to be prepared for the full cost of owning a home, which includes taxes, utilities, maintenance costs, and other expenses in addition to the mortgage payment. However, some may not have considered the impact that transportation costs have on a family budget, or how these costs are related [...]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
While our data doesn’t cover the Emerald Isle, let’s see how close we can get, starting with the Dublin with the highest transportation costs. Just outside of Oakland, Dublin, CA, is home to Discovery Channel’s MythBusters:

Dublin, OH is a suburb of Columbus and hosts one of the largest Irish festivals in the [...]