My sister and her fiancé are both in the market to buy a car. In my sister’s case, she knew there was something wrong not long after buying it. She bought it second hand and did not know that the car was used as a cab in New York City for a number of years and was already in its last leg of its life when my sister bought it unknowingly.

On the other hand, her fiancé’s car was damaged by Hurricane Katrina two years ago. Since then, he has been experiencing problem after problem until he gave up and says it is more economically viable to just replace the car.

This morning, I read a statement from Kimmel and Silverman, a law firm that specializes in Lemon Law, saying that the best time to buy a car is in winter. Are cars sold cheaper in winter compared to other seasons? I don’t know.

My sister told me that this time, they are both going to buy new cars. Is makes more sense since they are more financially stable now and new cars come with warranty. Although not all used cars will give problems, they are unwilling to take the risk as any down time to their vehicle will cost them time and money.

Also, when a car has manufacturer’s warranty and it has clocked significant time in the workshop, the owner will be entitled to a one-to-one. I think that the car owner will have to hire an attorney to fight for it but if there is a case, they could obtain cost-free legal help. There are many avenues for car owners to make their claims under the Lemon Law, it is just that car owners need to know their rights and seek legal help when necessary.

What I love about Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year is the act of gift-giving. It’s not even the monetary value of the gifts but the thought that we put in getting just that perfect gift for our friends, family and colleagues. This could be time consuming if we do not know the recipient that well or what he or she really likes.

If you are in this situation, then may I suggest getting fruit baskets? I find that fruit baskets are always well received and one could never go wring with them. Seriously, there will be no chance for us to get something of the wrong size or color for fruit baskets, can we?

Moreover, fruit baskets are great in the sense that we could throw in whatever we like into the gift according to our budget. Some people would add in chocolate, cheese and other gourmet food and even wine. The possibilities are endless.

This Christmas, I will also be giving a couple of friends, gourmet gift baskets. I love seeing their look of surprise when they find something special in the fruit basket!

In one of my recent posts, I talked about a friend who is trying to lose weight, so much so that he is willing to band himself. I don’t know if that is such a good idea because there may be complications later on in life, who knows?

I still think that exercise and proper diet are the best and I told him that he should set up a mini gym at home so that he could work out at home and there would be no more excuse about not going to the gym because of bad weather!

Coincidentally, I stumbled upon a fitness gym equipment online store and I think that my friend could find anything that suits his budget in the set up of his mini gym at home.

Peakbody Fitness has a wide range of used gym fitness equipment for commercial or home use. I think that used gym equipment would be prefect for my friend since he would not have to spend too much money with setting up a gym at home. Going out of budget could cause him to be demotivated and he may give up half way!