Expensive Lesson

I mentioned earlier that I'm a car girl. Here's another story for you.

Within a couple months of me moving to Denver, my car that I had loved for years, left me stranded on the side of the road. This was completely unacceptable.

It was St. Patrick's Day 2011. I got a great deal (and a great interest rate) on a perfectly okay car.

Me and the 2008 Jetta

It was a responsible, grown-up choice. It only took me a couple of weeks to realize my mistake.

I hated this car.

It was not a good fit.

I felt like a snob driving it.

By Memorial Day, I was out touring the car lots. Who knew one of them would be open?

I made an incredibly impulsive purchased that day. The car I hated got traded.

The "new" car was two years older and ten times more fun.

It as not nearly as practical, and I loved it the second I sat in the driver's seat.

The only dollar figure I remember about the transaction was that the car I traded lost $3,000 in value in 2 1/2 months. Ouch!

Buying vehicles is a big deal, in my experience, buying anything other than exactly what I want has ended up costing me more in the long run.

If you need help evaluating major purchases, let's chat.