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Bittersweet parting

August 15, 2015 by mizliz74 Leave a Comment

Have you ever gotten attached to something and kept it for an unreasonably long time? Then let it go? I sold my old car last night. The gentleman is coming to pay me the rest of the money today and take it away. It makes me kind of sad. Ye old Volvo was purchased used … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Transportation Tagged: Craigslist, Jeep, Lexus, memories, sad, selling your car, Toyota, Volvo

Transportation: Part 2. Slightly derailed.

July 18, 2015 by mizliz74 Leave a Comment

For some time I have been ruminating about what to do about my dying car. It is 13 years old and has cost us a lot of money in repairs. I was saving up cash to buy a newer car and go tot he point where I had enough cash to pay off a loan … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Transportation Tagged: car loans, cars, Consumer Reports, minimalism, minimalist

The car that won’t die

May 5, 2015 by mizliz74 Leave a Comment

I drive a fairly old car. It’s 13+ years old. It has no loan attached to it. There is no rust on the outside (or in that I know of). It has a newish motor, oil pump and turbo. It easily holds 3 kids, 2 adults, a small dog, and several boxes to drop off … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Transportation Tagged: car repairs, cars, minimalist, need vs want, old cars, station wagon, trucks

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