Do your Research

We have been debt free since July! And let me tell you, the habits formed to get us to this point have been hard to break.  Spending money has been a challenge for us, and we have been sticking to our monthly budget closely. We have been allotting the mortgage money to the car fund.
An envelope that has always been in our budget is a car fund. Having dreams of a car we want to have, has helped us remain focused on this envelope.  Well, we finally had the money saved up for the dream SUV.  We have been doing our research on the SUV for quite a while.  I test drove it on Friday, and negotiated the price to where we were somewhat comfortable.  But to be honest, any number makes us uncomfortable.
Today our mechanic took a look at it and said it has issues, and to pass.  This saved us quite a bit of money and future concerns.
Do your research.  Vehicles are a huge expense, and a purchase that goes down in value. Make sure that you don't get car fever, and do your research before you make the purchase. We sure are glad we did.

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