by caitlin | Apr 12, 2017 | Surfwrenchonomics
“There are two certainties in life: Death and Taxes”- Ben Franklin When Ben Franklin came up with this line, the world was a much simpler place. There was no such thing as a W2, 401(k), or employer withholdings. Nope, you bought and sold stuff and you paid taxes on...
by caitlin | Mar 15, 2017 | Surfwrenchonomics
23 Ways Your Car Can Stab You in the Back Friendships are weird. Of the 7 billion people on planet earth, we tend to spend 95% of our free time that isn’t work or sleep with like 4 of them. Friendships are great. It gives you people to go on road trips with, help you...
by caitlin | Feb 6, 2017 | Surfwrenchonomics
“The best way to predict your future is to create it” – Abraham Lincoln Honest Abe knew a lot about life, but he didn’t know anything about cars. They wouldn’t be invented until 30 years after he had a rough night in Ford’s Theater. Luckily for you, there is a...
by caitlin | Jan 25, 2017 | For Technicians, Surfwrenchonomics
Work For Yourself & Earn More Gear Head, Spanner Wanker, Lube Tech, Herr Doctor, Parts Cannon, Knuckle Dragger, Nippledicks (we’re looking at you Wrenching Network) — no matter which one of these adjectives applies to you, two things are for certain. You make your...
by caitlin | Jan 18, 2017 | Surfwrenchonomics
A Short Look at the Auto Industry in 2008-2016 As this country gets ready for a new president we took a look back on some of the events, legislation, and trends that have been proliferated over the past 8 years. The Obama administration, like all administrations, has...
by caitlin | Jan 10, 2017 | Surfwrenchonomics, Tech Talk Tuesday
Happy New Year everyone, welcome to 2017, and welcome to Surfwrench. I am co-founder and lead technician here at Surfwrench, my name is James Miller. You can refer to me as your Uncle Jimmy, you know the uncle that can fix your car. Now maybe you don’t have an uncle...