$90,000!!! And you can't afford a $30,000 van? Wow! You must live in one of those expensive to live in state like CA. My income is about a quarter of yours' and I live in my own house, bought a van in 1999 for $24,000 - paid it off in 4 years.
Dan At 09:00 AM 12/22/2007 -0500, William Willis said something that elicited my response: >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] >Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:04:58 -0500 >Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Affording things >To: [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 <http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004>top >rated recipes and ><http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aoltop00030000000003>easy >ways to stay in shape for winter. > > > >---------- >Get the power of Windows + Web with the new Windows Live. Get it now!
