It was that time of year again -- auto insurance renewal -- and I was facing yet another hike from StateFarm Insurance. Enough was enough, so I did some shopping around over the past three weeks.

After some recommendations -- thanks to VA, DR, ST, RK -- lots of internet quotes and phone calls, I got the following comparisons:

$949 = Geico
$834 = StateFarm
$786 = AllState
$620 = 21st Century
$593 = AAA
$526 = Mercury Insurance (through AIS broker)

After much deliberation between 21st Century and AAA, I decided to go with the latter. Chalk up the renters (homeowners) insurance on that, and I came to a grand total of $1311 for the year. And it's pretty much full coverage. Here's to me and saving $525+ a year with just a few hours' work!