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I've driven older mustangs around for 20 years, driving a new one is driving a whole nuther animal. The car is quiet, compared to my 88 and his 04. Sounds good though. Comfortable, rides nice. I wouldn't mind getting one, but that's not happening anytime soon.
Yep, if I can drive that car once a month, it'll satisfy that itch. Ill continue to drive my 18 year old, almost 200k Tacoma, keep up with the maintenance, and see how many miles I can put on it. I got it when I was 22 with 30k ish on it.See I like that new car refinement. I just don't like paying for it. The older I get, the more I hate wasting money on cars. I've got a $1400/mo daycare bill right now that I've joked with the wife about buying myself a Shelby when we are done. Sounds like a great idea except I don't actually want to spend the money. I just want to drive one a couple times and i'll be good.
If it's anything like mine, that $1240 turns into $470 per mo in after school care that lasts until they get out of elementary school. By the time you get there piano, soccer, martial arts, etc. takes up the difference.I wonder what kind of car I can get after my twin daughters $1,240 per/mo preschool tuition ends this Sept.? Oh wait, on second thought, I'll bank it. Screw car payments! Never again!
If it's anything like mine, that $1240 turns into $470 per mo in after school care that lasts until they get out of elementary school. By the time you get there piano, soccer, martial arts, etc. takes up the difference.
Fortunately I get in to work early and get out early enough to pick kids up from school so no after care. My oldest is 9 so he's in to STEAM club and soccer, no crazy expensive hobbies (yet).If it's anything like mine, that $1240 turns into $470 per mo in after school care that lasts until they get out of elementary school. By the time you get there piano, soccer, martial arts, etc. takes up the difference.
I got one graduating college this year and just sent in the last $2400 a month tuition payment and she'll still have student loans!!
Hope we all get what we want in life though.
College is getting to be a joke. There are soooo many dang people out there with degrees. The job market is absolutely flooded with bachelor degrees or higher and too many can't get a decent paying job. A 25 year old guy just got hired in to our Engineering Dept and he's a fresh graduate with a Mechanical Engineering and Physics degree. He has over $60k in student loans and can't engineer himself out of a wet paper bag.I keep telling myself when my younger daughter graduates from college (currently H.S. junior) I'm going to get myself a new/newer Mustang and put the 93GT on ice. I still need to convince the wife though..lol
Funny listening to you guys with younger families and the price of daycare, been there done that and it is ridiculous. Not to burst your bubbles but it only gets more expensive, got one graduating college this year and just sent in the last $2400 a month tuition payment and she'll still have student loans!!
Hope we all get what we want in life though.
College is getting to be a joke. There are soooo many dang people out there with degrees. The job market is absolutely flooded with bachelor degrees or higher and too many can't get a decent paying job. A 25 year old guy just got hired in to our Engineering Dept and he's a fresh graduate with a Mechanical Engineering and Physics degree. He has over $60k in student loans and can't engineer himself out of a wet paper bag.
I graduated high school, but college wasn't for me and I probably couldn't have afforded it anyways, my parents couldn't either. So I got into the collision industry at 17 and had been around it way before that and I must say, its been pretty good to me and still doing it. Hard work? Definitely.Yes the price of a good College education is INSANE, somethings got to give.
Didn't seem to matter what school we looked at when you added in dorm and meal plan fees they all started at 25-30k yr. and up up up.
Scholarships are vey competitive as well, at least the ones that cover a good chunk of tuition.
Only advise I can give after sending one through and another on the way is have your kids get the best grades possible. Have them get involved in High School, looks good on college app and more chance of scholly.
Either that or pick up a trade nothing wrong with hands on hard work.
Oh and Mustang5L5, my younger one is actually considering going to school for electrical engineering.
Oh and Mustang5L5, my younger one is actually considering going to school for electrical engineering.
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