Andy’s Blog

So I pretty much got my mind set that I’m going to be getting a new car hopefully sooner than later. Now that I actually make enough money to make a monthly payment on one I can get something besides a filler car and actually get something that I want not something that I need. I did the math and it looks like I’ll be okay with a $350/month payment I would go up to $400 for the right car, but that is REALLY going to make my money tight at least through August while I’m still paying off some bills. After August I’m no longer paying an overdue charge to ASU. And through October I’ll finish off paying a small loan from my aunt. But after those two are paid off I’ll make more than enough money to make a $350 payment. The main reason I’m looking into a new car is that mine is just starting to fail. If I drive on the freeway the car starts to overheat when I slow down when getting off. Another reason is the axle is starting to go bad and I’d rather not have to fix that. I’ve already put $400 into this year and really don’t want to put anymore because I didn’t spend that much on it in the first place. I think this is the right time while the economy is still in the crapper and since I don’t have a paid vacation this year I probably won’t take any more than a few days off for a vacation. I’d really like to hear everyone’s thoughts about whether or not this is a good idea. Like I said I’ll be tight on money for the first few months, but not anything I can’t handle. Plus this will give me an opportunity to really see how I spend my money as I’m going to start keeping a day-to-day tab just to see how much I do spend.