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Life Lesson: Don’t Lose Track of Your Car Title

March 23rd, 2016 | 9 Comments

Life Lesson: Don’t Lose Track of Your Car Title

When I was growing up, my parents had a large filing cabinet in their home office that was filled with important paperwork. My parents didn’t keep a perfectly clean and clutter-free house or anything, but this filing cabinet was meticulously organized. All the documents my parents wanted to keep track of – from birth certificates to insurance policies to repair records – were safely stored in this cabinet and accessible within moments.   When I moved to … Read entire article »

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The Financial Implications of Dropping One Car

March 7th, 2012 | 35 Comments

The Financial Implications of Dropping One Car

We have decided to become a one-car family!  If you remember, three weeks ago my car wouldn’t start and we found out it needed $1,600 in repairs.  We paid $400 to get it running and evaluated the possibility of relying completely on Kyle’s car until we start working at different places.  (We don’t want to sell the car because it still has a lot of miles left in it.  Kyle will graduate in a year-ish … Read entire article »

Filed under: budgeting, cars, personal