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Originally Posted by flavor

I drive a honda accord, 5 years old, with only 17,000 miles on it. Since I'm a stay at home mom, and hardly drive anywhere, I'll probably end up driving it another 50 years. Can I afford a more expensive car? Yes. Do I really need one? No. Do I want another car? Sometimes I say yes, but when I really think about it I always go with a big no.

The reason I somethimes want a new or better car, is because I see all these other moms driving expensive suvs. But listening to their financial stories, I know I'm better off then they are. My house is paid off, my car is paid off, and believe it or not I have 0 debt.

Waiting to pick up my child from preschool, I couldn't help but overhear one pregnant mom saying to another mom, that they'll continue living in their one bedroom rental apartment after her second child is born so they can save some money. As we walked out of the building, I noticed the pregnant mom had parked right next to my honda. She was driving a very new huge Lexus suv.

That is so sad. I would be embarrassed to get out of a lexus to go into an small apartment. Better financial priorities taught at an early age, is just as important as getting an education. One of my daughters gets it, the other I'm working on.