Growing up I was so naive about money. It’s embarrassing how naive I was! I remember when I bought my first car in high school and I thought, “Why doesn’t everyone get a new car? The payments aren’t that much a month!” Little did I know that I had no need to buy that car, or the next one after that.
I now have a COMPLETELY different mindset when it comes to money and buying anything, especially cars. After I got married I made the decision to sell my car and just keep my husband’s since his was already paid off. He had a work vehicle and it wasn’t necessary for us to have three cars. This is something that was tremendously helpful when we were first starting our marriage because we didn’t have to worry about any car payments.
Sometimes it’s hard to know what to cut from your budget. But, have you ever considered that your car is the expense that’s making you go OVER your budget? One thing I see