I made a decision last night to put the money that Grandma had sent me to a different use. As she put it, she had some extra money, and wanted me to have it. She suggested that I get some needed work done on my care… but the more I thought about it, the more that sounded like something I didn’t want to do. I put in savings until I either decided what I was going to do with it, or needed it.
Earlier this week I got a call for my mortgage company; they are offering to refinance both my first and second mortgages, which will signifcantly lower my payment. Because of this, and just to help save my sanity, I have a maid service coming Tuesday afternoon to get my condo ready for the appraisal. Lately I’ve been overwhelmed with the simplest of chores, and I was thinking of doing this just to help save my sanity, but now I have a legitimate reason to spend the money (it’s actually very reasonable…).
Now, on to the point of this story… I traded in my car & got the one I’ve been dreaming about for years!!! I used Grandma’s money as the down payment, and drove it off the lot this morning before work.
She’s a 2007 Subaru Outback, green with gray side molding, tan and black interior. She has approximately 18000 miles on her, still has the manufacturers warranty. She fully loaded: Power door locks, power windows, alloy wheels, trip odometer,
air conditioning, tilt steering wheel, cruise control, rear defroster, console, body side moldings, center arm rest, power driver's seat, CD player, AM/FM radio, bucket seats, anti-lock brakes, power mirrors, spoiler, roof luggage rack, heated seats, rear wiper, cloth seats, digital dash, 5 passenger seating, warranty,
rear shoulder harness, fog/driving lamps, lumbar support, split fold-down seat, manual shift mode (yes, I did cut & paste that from the dealer website). Besides what they have advertised, it has heated side mirrors and windshield, inside/outside thermometer (digital display on dash), MP3 hook-up, duel climate control, and a whole lot more that I can’t think of right now.
I know what you’re thinking, you’re concerned about my financial status, but I’d like to put this in perspective for you. To give you an idea of my state of mind lately… I was sitting in the dealership this morning and Lee called me, he wanted to check and see how everything was, and let me know that he was calling because one of my friends had left him a message stating that she was afraid I was going to hurt myself. She had gotten this impression because I of the state I was in yesterday, and the fact that I kind of said I don’t want to live anymore. Let me assure you, I would never hurt myself, I have told you this many, many times before, and I promise you this is the truth. But I have been at a very low point recently, I’m very lonely, and I miss you soooo much.
My decision to trade in my car for something I truly wanted, and really is a good investment, was partially driven by the need DO SOMETHING that would make a major impact on my emotional state. So please support me in my decision, and be happy for me, because I haven’t felt this good in a long time.
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