Steve 2.0 A few weeks ago, in the post Why we bought a brand new car, I shamelessly teased you all with this… “…and (gasp!) we even had to take a loan to do it.” And… “…we didn’t buy it from the dealer offering the lowest price, who happened to also be the one closest… [Continue Reading]
Archives for November 2019
The House Hacking Strategy
Your house may be a terrible investment, but I love the idea of house hacking. In fact, I knew people doing it way back in my college days. Half a century ago. Of course, it wasn’t called “house hacking” in those ancient days. I’m not sure it even had a name. But some students,… [Continue Reading]
What does buying a new car really cost over the years?
Our trusty and faithful 2007 Subaru Forester left this morning with his new family. He was 12 years, 8 months old with 160,773 miles on the clock. In exchange, we were left with 45 small pieces of green paper. Vicky and Jeff are readers of this blog, and they bought Steve for their son whose… [Continue Reading]
Why we bought a brand new car
Ta Da! Steve 2.0 Aliases: Steve, too — Steve Two — Steve 2 Yep. It’s true. We just bought a brand new 2020 Subaru Forester and (gasp!) we even had to take a loan to do it. But it’s not what you think. I’ll explain later in the coming post: How we bought our new car. I’ll also explain there… [Continue Reading]