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Bought the car

July 25th, 2005 at 03:33 pm

As expected, we bought the car on Saturday, and are picking it up tomorrow night. What a great experience...the salesman honored the price he gave me over the phone, so it was a completely relaxing experience. I was able to have him tell me about the car, take a test drive, etc., with no pressure. I really recommend internet shopping for a car. Absolutely painless! I was a bit bummed this morning, because I called my insurance company with the VIN #, and it will cost me 25% more than they estimated for me on Friday, when I just had the make and model number. Not sure why, and it wouldn't have made a difference in the type of car we bought, but I'm curious.

So after putting as much as we were comfortable with down, and financing the rest, we had a low-spend weekend (and many more to come, I'm sure Smile). We stopped for lunch on Saturday on the way home from the dealership ($20), and that was it. On Sunday, we went to a nearby park with the kids to go bike riding, and got ice cream ($9). Other than church and the prescription from CVS (that will be reimbursed), no other money spent. I do still need to pick up my bracelet, so will do that today or tomorrow.

This week should be a quiet one, financially. I'm still going through the budget trying to look at what else can be done. One thing I started to do was to get a grasp on the kids' clothing situation in anticipation of back to school. I'm hoping not to go until October or so, when stuff gets marked-down. With the warm weather in September, they should be good in their summer clothes, and I'm hoping they have enough fall-type clothes that still fit, coupled with a new outfit or two from grandma, to get through. That should help keep the clothing bill down. I also cleaned out my own closet, which was great because it let me see exactly what I have, too. It's "business casual" where I work, and I don't anticipate needing anything for the fall. That's good news...

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