Took me 3 whole afternoons to figure out I was overpaying for car insurance by $85 a month

I sat down to finally switch insurance companies after putting it off for months. I figured plugging my info into a comparison site would take 20 minutes tops. Instead I spent about 9 hours over three days because every site asked for different details and I kept having to dig up old policy numbers and find my VIN in the glovebox. By the end I had saved $85 a month but my back hurt from sitting at the desk so long. Has anyone else had a budget win turn into a full weekend project?

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thomas_young29d ago

Man 9 hours seems like a lot. I just called my current insurance and told them I was leaving, they matched the lower rate in like 15 minutes. Honestly most people overthink this stuff. You probably could have just asked for a quote on one site and moved on instead of trying to compare every single detail.

sage_lewis1029d ago

Feel you on that, Thomas. Some of us just get in our heads and start spiraling down rabbit holes, you know? I've definitely wasted way more time than I should've on stuff like this when a quick call would've saved me. Glad it worked out for you though, honestly.