October 24, 2010

• My Dream Vehicle

  Oooo, shiny!

  

  As of this coming Thursday my last remaining Student Loan will be paid in full. I’m really excited about it! Debt has been a huge burden on me since 2008 and each time I’ve knocked out a credit card, or outstanding loan it’s been a major relief. It’s been nothing short of a miracle that my car has lasted as long as it has. I have to pray that it will start and get me to my destination safely every day, and I have for the past year. Fixing it would cost more than twice what the car’s worth, and I can’t afford it, nor can I afford to buy a different/newer car. For the past two years I’ve kept meticulous track of my money, and I’ve made some major life changes that have allowed me to put more of my income towards the debt that burdens me. Provided it’s within God’s will, my debts will be paid in full by the end of Q1 next year. It will be at that time that I will be able to get out from under my two-ton paperweight, and into something worth it’s weight. Yes, it will most definitely (tangent: I can never spell “definitely” right the first time, or the second time. I know this, and yet every time I type it out, it’s spelled wrong. I correct it, and it’s still spelled wrong. Unbelievable!) take me back to square one as far as debt goes, but with what I know about my spending now, what I know about what I’ll need to save for in the future, and with God on my side it will be totally worth it and it won’t be anywhere close to as big of a burden as it is now. I’m going to run my car until it’s totally dead or until the end of next summer (whichever comes first), and save every penny I can spare after my debts are cleared, and put it towards a Honda Ridgeline.

  This thing is amazing. My dad wants one (which means it’s a fantastic vehicle in every possible way, trust me), and I had the opportunity to check out a brand new one a couple years ago at Sonshine Festival. The guy who tented next to us rolled up in one, and I marveled in it’s beauty. When I talked to him about it, he said his brother was or worked at a Honda dealer, and, that being the case, he knew every nook and cranny of the truck and was happy to show me all it’s bells and whistles. After taking the tour, I realized just how practical this thing would be for me and my family. It is absolutely gorgeous inside and out, and the full size quad cab and pickup box combination (along with the tail gate that opens two different ways, the storage compartment under the pickup bed, etc, etc, etc, etc) would make toting myself, my woman, her three kids, and all of our stuff around from one campsite to another to another and back again virtually painless. Unfortunately, the Honda Ridgeline doesn’t set your tents up for you, but I’ve heard they’re working on that feature as we speak, and it’s due to be released to the public sometime between now and 2150. Anyway, a used Ridgeline in fantastic shape with low miles sells between 20 and 25 thousand dollars, which will be my price range when the time comes. Whether or not my financial future will go as planned or not is up to God, of course, but in the past couple years I’ve found that even though God’s plan will prevail, it most certainly doesn’t hurt to do some planning of your own.

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