The Minivan Fiasco

I should have thought it through.

She wanted to prepare for the future. One car that we'll own while our family grows. Instead its like an albatross around my neck. I'm cursed.

I bought a Chevy 2006 Uplander, a big sparkly swamp green marshmellow. And if you didn't already know, I'm here to tell you when you finance with GMAC they hold the title until you pay off the money you owe (such is my perception currently - stab of worry). Hence, I can't sell the thing and pay off the debt like any other debt.

So if anyone knows anybody willing to pay....

just kidding.

Actually, this debacle is a vehicle, ahem, for a greater message about kids and money. Someone said to me a while back that kids don't cost a thing. They drink milk for the first year of life.

While this is terribly inaccurate, on the other hand it isn't. We buy way many things for our kids or for the sake of our kids especially to somehow justify to our peers that having a kid is cool.... or some might do that...
I mean when I see my son wearing his Lucky Brand Jeanst-shirt, he looks a lot cooler than the other kids at the playground. I ain't fooling. Its awesome having a cool little man for a son, but to be realistic, kids clothes are in abundance. My mom's neighbors gave us nearly 2 years of clothing for our son when we were between New York apartments and living with her. If you're smart you can find Freecycle's supreme deals and comb Craigslist for the best of the best. You might even catch the windfall of another misguided purchases when they no longer need them and are too embarrassed to keep around.

Here's the advice: Don't be that guy. Pinch those pennies, because at the end of the day, real Rockstars wear second hand clothing and don't buy the million dollar yachts, they drive the same car, play the same guitar, and wear the same things they did before they hit it big.