I have a fairly decent salary as a teacher and my wife is a restaurant manager. Together we make about $90,000. There is still no way we could afford a $30,000 van along with house payment. My van is a 96 E-150 with 140,000 mi. that I bought on ebay for $13,000. My wife drives a Taurus that cost $5400. In the words of CCR "I aint no fortunate son." All things considered, I do consider myself blessed to have had a wonderful family and the opportunity to hold a rewarding job. God bless all of you, my Q-list pals. May you have a safe, healthy, and happy holiday.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:04:58 -0500Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Affording thingsTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] In a message dated 12/21/2007 6:58:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Only a few people gave me their input and only one was brave enough to say that he kept quite a bit of cash on hand to not report. I am talking about new vans, the latest computers and gadgets and programs, vehicle insurance, fancy cell phones that are hands-free, a whole list of books that they want, etc. etc. etc.. The sky is the limit. Within reason I mean... I don't mean buying a mansion or something like that. I guess many people just go without or have family give them money or keep cash in different areas. I remember hiding mine when I was dependent on the county for home health care and I'm glad those days are over! Lori I was fortunate to borrow the money from my father for my van. 27k cash. I needed his help because I bought it from e-bay. I pay him so much a month for it though. Dianna See AOL's top rated recipes and easy ways to stay in shape for winter. _________________________________________________________________ Get the power of Windows + Web with the new Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_powerofwindows_122007
