My neighbor bought a new car.
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My kids will get everything and be set up for life . I am way past buying things . I have owned cars p/u trucks a semi, two tractors , hay cutting equipment, motor cycles boats ,had a couple of really awesome horses and dogs over the years , dogs are the one thing that for me is nice to have, things don't get me excited like they used to. Been there done that so to say.
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I still use the reference to "Gladys Kravitz" now and then but not everyone gets the joke
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I think alot of people just get "car fever".
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I never thought of that until you mentioned it.
About 3/4 of people screw up this idiom.
I know the other side of life because I am alcoholic and had destroyed my mind, body and spirit by my mid 20's.
My Mom told me it is better to help people when they need it, if I wait until I die it may be too late for them.
So if a car, computer, education or whatever tool helps family and friends, that's what I do.
I do not believe in setting someone up for life as I believe that cheats them of the joy of work and doing life.
I have been given plenty of opportunities for happiness. Seeing people progress in their lives is the best.
Just my 2 cents.
Financially there is little valid reason to replace an old car however emotions happen which is valid human response .
stop pocket watching
Yes this is generally true until some fatal problem or rust makes it literally unsafe to operate.
Emotions play a major roll in the sales of the majority of replacement vehicles-new or used.
made at least enough $ to buy a new battery too.4runners are so hot right now that she probably made money on the deal, downsized to something with better gas mileage, so she probably did ok
My grandma just "gave away" money to people she knows but isn't related to. Many old people got scammed because of that.
One of my neighbor had a Ferarri, a 911, 2 Tesla, a classic Porsche of some kind. He sold off the classic Porsche and bought an i8. I don't really care what he spends his money on, I'm still driving my 270k miles beater.
Without emotion, we are all going to be driving Prius and Sienna. There would be no crew cab or SUVs in the US market.
All of my neighbors have nice new cars...I'm driving my mother in law's rusty old Corolla with a gazillion miles
I don't care.
Crown Vic up next!
I have a friend that had bought new yearly. He paid cash about 20 years ago then traded in for 500.00 and new car. Last I talked with him his new one they stepped up to higher model to get even. Never had a car note and drives around 20k a year.
