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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

What is “simple” anyway?

July 22, 2014 by mizliz74 2 Comments

From Merriam Webster online: 1sim·ple Pronunciation: ˈsim-pəl Function: adjective Inflected Form(s): sim·pler -p(ə-)lər; sim·plest -p(ə-)ləst Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin simplus, alteration of Latin simplic-, simplex single, having one ingredient, plain, from sem-, sim- one + -plic-, -plex -fold — more at same, -fold Date: 13th century 1 : free from guile … [Read more…]

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