Well we took the plunge. We became a two car family. We've had only one car since about 2005 when we decided that since we lived so far from town it was worth it for us gas-wise to share a car. And then we moved to New Jersey and took the trains everywhere. And that was before I worked hours like 2-11 and 11-8 which make it extremely difficult to juggle one car.
We saw a post on Craigslist and I called and spoke to a very nice guy and we made plans to go see the car on Sunday. It was actually two hours away, so we headed out to see it on Sunday morning.
This is not my dream car. It's a '97 Chrysler Town & Country with 110,000+ miles on it, the leather seats are torn, the lining on the roof is coming down. The sensor to the door in the back says it's always open even though you know it's closed. But it drives really well and it's going to make our lives so much easier.
We paid $2800 for it (talked down from $3100). And we paid cash. This is something that 8 months ago we could not have done and would not considered. If we needed a car we would have gone into debt to get it. Since we started on our budget and our debt snowball via the Dave Ramsey way, we have vowed not to obtain any more debt (unless it's a house we're putting an obscene amount of money down on). We had a buffer that has allowed us to pay cash out of pocket for a vehicle that will hopefully get us through a couple years. And we can take more people than just the kids somewhere. And I won't have to hang around from 8am until 2pm when I have to work 2-11. That's fantastic.
It is so exciting for both of us to not only have another vehicle, but to have paid for it ourselves. We just look at each other and say, "This is ours." There's no lien on it, we don't make payments, it's ours. It's such a novel concept to us that we're just in awe.
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