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Old 05-08-2006, 06:18 PM
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Default Re: are your neighbors buying nicer cars?

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Originally Posted by tgavin71
HI there (waves over the fence). I am your neighbour. We bought a "new to us" car last Tuesday. Our previous one had done 210,000kms and was starting to cost us a lot of money in repairs so it had to go. We have been paying off credit card debt at $920 a month which is down to $500. Most of that is work expenses that we claim back off my husbands work. We plan to use $240 a month to meet minimum payment requirements on the car and the rest to pay off the final CCs.
Nice to meet you. I am eager to learn more about you and your family. DH and I are not going to buy new cars anywhere in the near future as we are saving money for retirement, plus we are happy with what we have.

As you may or may not have noticed, we also don't dress to impress...we are pretty down to earth. Nope, we don't really hit those restaurants too much either...but we will fire up the bbq and visit...or bake a casserole or offer to mow your lawn if one of you falls ill... Would you like a glass of iced tea?
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