Excitement
So for the first time in recorded history, my financial aid was processed successfully with no strings attached on my first attempt. (In previous years I've ALWAYS had some key element necessary for completion missing.) Although late...I sent my parent plus loan out on the 14th, and it was "received and satisfied" just two days later. I'm not entirely sure how much I'll be getting back this year... mystate determined that my estimated financial assistance necessary to make this year a success to be a whoppin' 14, 300. Which...definitley isn't true. But I'm willing to go along with it for the sake of financial gain.
Lord knows I need the money...
Toby the '97 Saturn has seen better days and although I've bonded with my first car beyond any reasonable belief...I think it's time to put him to rest. All good things, even cars, must come to an end. I went out car shopping about three weeks ago with my mother and we came across a Lester Raines dealership in Spring Hill. I think the franchise itself or whatever business you call it, runs Mitsubishi, Honda, and Mazda. I had my eye on a 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse that ran for 20,000 but had a rebate value of 2,500 and they were so desperate to get the 2008 models off the lot that they said they could give it to me for 17,900. Which isn't a bad deal. My mom knows that I'm in dire need of a fresh new means of transportation, although she can't afford to sign for a BRAND NEW car without atleast a moderate down payment first. Being the woman she is, always an eye for a bargain, she offered to match anything I put down on a new car...but seeing as how I'm in a little bit of credit card debt and work has been slower than ever, coming up with the money has been mearly impossible. ( I HAD a total of 6 credit cards. I recently closed all but two and need to pay them off more than ever. I'm about 2,500 dollars in debt.)
Somehow, I think it was just an offer of courteous generousity, a part of me thinks she doesn't expect me to actually come up with the money. It was a just a gesture imposing the idea that I need to save more money. ( I tend to spend my leisurely spendings on clothes, dvd's and other miscellaneous items that aren't ideally necessary for survival, but it's whatever....I'm 22, what else am I supposed to spend my money on???) I'm looking forward to seeing her face when i tell her that I've got 4,000 dollars to put down and am ready to pick up my new car! We'll see what happens. Hopefully financial freedom is in my future.
Pray!