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08-15-2007, 07:00 PM
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i personnaly see nothing wrong with having an above average car in an average driveway. Where i live has nothing to do with what cars i like...
08-16-2007, 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Shadzilla
When LaVar Arrington first signed with the Redskins, he bought one of these standard cookie cutter townhouses that are littered all over the Northern Virginia area. They are nice, but nothing special. Anyways, you could see his house from a main roadway, and he would always, ALWAYS, leave his Ferrari 360 Modena Spider sitting in the driveway. Rain or shine. Those cars had just come out, and those townhouses were worth about $300,000. So his car was worth about half of the value of his house. But that didn't stop him from buying it. So I say, if LaVar can do it, so can you 
yummy, living on your own FTW!!! Luckily (or unluckily) my dad was a very strict asian man who beat the piss outta me everytime I was about to make a stupid decision...so everytime I thought about something stupid, I remember the blinding pain I used to get on my backside as a kid...lol...
iamandypark...thanx for the directions!!! That's actually not too far from our new house at all, prolly a 15-20 min drive at most. Right by Methacton, right? good lookout btw! You gonna be in it?
08-16-2007, 08:15 AM
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I was talking to an older friend about this last evening, by older I mean in his mid 60's. His exact quote was "I don't think anyone ever is laying on their death bed thinking having that porsche in my 20's was a bad idea"
He is jew like myself, and we have a reputation for being stingy bastards but life should be enjoyed how you best see it. There is really no point of creating wealth if you have no plan what to do with it, be it a car, a house or giving it to acurazine, you should have an idea of what your working for. As long as you never lose sight of that and keep working to achieve your goals you should be happy.
I bring this up, as the devils advocate, because much like most of you I have been saving and saving for a while and am only a few short days from a very sizable closing and my financial adviser is telling me to adjust my spending habits, that I don't need to save near as much and should be spending more how I see fit. He knows I am not the type to go to vegas and drop $100k on gambling though if I want something, he feels I am in a position to do what makes me happy(with in reason). Its hard to shift the mind set from save save save, to buy what you want and keep doing what your doing. As much fun as saving is, the flexibility and comfort of living your dreams is much more fun - your dreams need not be tangible things either, just as car guys its what we think of first.
He is jew like myself, and we have a reputation for being stingy bastards but life should be enjoyed how you best see it. There is really no point of creating wealth if you have no plan what to do with it, be it a car, a house or giving it to acurazine, you should have an idea of what your working for. As long as you never lose sight of that and keep working to achieve your goals you should be happy.
I bring this up, as the devils advocate, because much like most of you I have been saving and saving for a while and am only a few short days from a very sizable closing and my financial adviser is telling me to adjust my spending habits, that I don't need to save near as much and should be spending more how I see fit. He knows I am not the type to go to vegas and drop $100k on gambling though if I want something, he feels I am in a position to do what makes me happy(with in reason). Its hard to shift the mind set from save save save, to buy what you want and keep doing what your doing. As much fun as saving is, the flexibility and comfort of living your dreams is much more fun - your dreams need not be tangible things either, just as car guys its what we think of first.
08-16-2007, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Tireguy
I was talking to an older friend about this last evening, by older I mean in his mid 60's. His exact quote was "I don't think anyone ever is laying on their death bed thinking having that porsche in my 20's was a bad idea"
He is jew like myself, and we have a reputation for being stingy bastards but life should be enjoyed how you best see it. There is really no point of creating wealth if you have no plan what to do with it, be it a car, a house or giving it to acurazine, you should have an idea of what your working for. As long as you never lose sight of that and keep working to achieve your goals you should be happy.
I bring this up, as the devils advocate, because much like most of you I have been saving and saving for a while and am only a few short days from a very sizable closing and my financial adviser is telling me to adjust my spending habits, that I don't need to save near as much and should be spending more how I see fit. He knows I am not the type to go to vegas and drop $100k on gambling though if I want something, he feels I am in a position to do what makes me happy(with in reason). Its hard to shift the mind set from save save save, to buy what you want and keep doing what your doing. As much fun as saving is, the flexibility and comfort of living your dreams is much more fun - your dreams need not be tangible things either, just as car guys its what we think of first.
He is jew like myself, and we have a reputation for being stingy bastards but life should be enjoyed how you best see it. There is really no point of creating wealth if you have no plan what to do with it, be it a car, a house or giving it to acurazine, you should have an idea of what your working for. As long as you never lose sight of that and keep working to achieve your goals you should be happy.
I bring this up, as the devils advocate, because much like most of you I have been saving and saving for a while and am only a few short days from a very sizable closing and my financial adviser is telling me to adjust my spending habits, that I don't need to save near as much and should be spending more how I see fit. He knows I am not the type to go to vegas and drop $100k on gambling though if I want something, he feels I am in a position to do what makes me happy(with in reason). Its hard to shift the mind set from save save save, to buy what you want and keep doing what your doing. As much fun as saving is, the flexibility and comfort of living your dreams is much more fun - your dreams need not be tangible things either, just as car guys its what we think of first.
I am living my dream right now (sorta..being self employed and all...) just need to find some more that are a little further out there I guess...I think this has inspired me to start another thread..
08-16-2007, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by poohlikeshunny
...I think this has inspired me to start another thread..
08-16-2007, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Yumchah
"How many robots I can buy with XYZ amount...?"
08-16-2007, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by poohlikeshunny
"If I traded in an SC300 and an Accord, will that be enough to buy a life sized convertible wing zero?"
Well, I'm guessing you've sorta come to your "senses" so to speak and dropped the idea of spending a sizeable chunk of your livelihood on a depreciating bucket of bolts...?
08-16-2007, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Yumchah
Awesome. Now go start that thread.
Well, I'm guessing you've sorta come to your "senses" so to speak and dropped the idea of spending a sizeable chunk of your livelihood on a depreciating bucket of bolts...?
Well, I'm guessing you've sorta come to your "senses" so to speak and dropped the idea of spending a sizeable chunk of your livelihood on a depreciating bucket of bolts...?
So she got a black prius and I am looking for something to replace the SC now that it's all fixed up. Since we bought her a prius brand new from the dealer, it only leaves me about 33k to find something...which I think I can find somethign nice used, but it kinda pulls me out of the "realm" of cars I was droolin over...so the hunt continues...anyone sellin a cl-s6 or g35c with navi? 
08-16-2007, 10:00 AM
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^ Wait...aren't you driving around in a Tundra...? Why do you need to change cars again...? 
08-16-2007, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Yumchah
^ Wait...aren't you driving around in a Tundra...? Why do you need to change cars again...?
08-16-2007, 11:44 AM
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^ Why do you have 4 vehicles, dude? Isn't that a huge burden of insurance and extra costs...? I'd drop 2 of them and just have the one each for you and the missus. 
08-16-2007, 11:49 AM
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^ Why do you have 4 vehicles, dude? Isn't that a huge burden of insurance and extra costs...? I'd drop 2 of them and just have the one each for you and the missus.
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