Category Archives: Cars

Committing Personal Finance Sin – Why I Bought a NEW Car

Wow, a month off, a new site, a new perspective on a lot of things. Man, it feels good to be writing again.  That said, I solved one of my biggest issues that I needed to solve over the summer, getting a new car.  When I say new, this was not a “new to me” [...]

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Outstanding Items: My New Car (sort of), 401(K), and My New Headphones

Dude, I Totaled My Car (Update 3):
I have been living the past 5 and a half weeks without a vehicle.  I have updated the status of my search for its replacement once, shortly after my initial post about my accident and my carless situation.  At this point I have foolishly put all my eggs into [...]

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Dude, I Totaled My Car – Update (No news is bad news)

So, its been almost two weeks since I totaled the vehicle. I received the insurance settlement from the insurance company, and now its just putting that money to good use. Good use…in terms of a car… sheesh!

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Dude, I Totaled My Car

This past Saturday I had a wee-bit of a car accident that I was very fortunate to walk away from. My car on the other hand didn’t make it. My ‘99 Jetta lasted me almost 7 years and 80,000 miles. I cleaned it out yesterday and walked away from it. I was shocked at how [...]

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