Should you pay for rent-a-car insurance?

Here's are article from MSNBC about the basic do's and don'ts at the car rental counter.

http://bit.ly/9KwxN5

The most important point is to plan ahead.  Find out what you have in place before you leave, because when you've just gotten off the plane, waited 30min for your bags, and you're ears are still numb from the guy in the middle seat telling you about the "shower curtain sales" business, is not the time to be thinking about insurance.

Auto Insurance Basics

Now that you've got the new apartment, used futon, 46" plasma screen and renter's insurance, you're ready to take the next step in protecting yourself.

Auto insurance.

It's not rocket science, but there's a first time to learn everything and you can't rely on your parents to do your laundry and keep you on the auto policy forever.