It's an unfortunate truth, but millions of cars each year reach a point where the ongoing cost of repairs and maintenance render the car financially unviable to keep going, which leaves us looking to ...

Jill A. Chafin is a personal finance writer specializing in transforming tough financial topics into easy-to-understand content with actionable steps. Prior to her role at Forbes Advisor, she wrote ...

A jalopy car is a beat-up ride that you don’t want to be seen in. A truly junk car can’t be driven on the road and is only good for spare parts or scrap metal. The good news is that you can still get ...