My father is an asshole, and I'm not afraid to say it in a public entry.
According to my father, I could afford a car payment if only I didn't "buy so much stuff" and wasn't "frivolous" with my money.
Now, considering that my budget practically squeaks, I was furious with him. My mother and I agree that he is being an asshole.
Apparently, these are considered "frivolous" expenses and proof that I am spending too much:
* a Halloween costume for Abby -- about $2
* a Halloween costume for me -- about $40 (note that Halloween comes once a year)
* Whole Foods -- once every other month (if that), and usually about $70
* a purse and stockings in Philadelphia -- $30 (note that I rarely go to Philly... and I don't buy unless it's on sale)
I'd love to know where I can get a car payment for about $50 a month. Furthermore, I'd love to know where I'm doing all this frivolous shopping, because if I'm doing that, and I have nothing to show for it except for some makeup and stockings (both of which are kind of necessary, considering the impression I like to be giving off), I'm apparently doing it wrong.
WTF! I don't even have heat turned on, I haven't put gas in my car in at least a month, and I'm not going to turn into a bitter, miserable, fat cow by not going to the Y, and not going out every once in a while with friends from work.
The irony here is that I don't need or want a car payment. This all started today when I called my mother in shock that my car needed about $800 in repairs to pass inspection. (This ended up coming down to about $400, when I discovered that it didn't need all the repairs the shop said it did, and that it only needed about $400 to pass -- and that was a problem I knew was coming). My mother commented -- and I agreed -- that it would probably come to a point where it was better to buy another car, considering that Baby Car just had it's sixth birthday. I commented that I really didn't want a new car quite yet, because I didn't want to worry about having that, and my student loans, and an eventual mortgage. Plus, I said that between these repairs, and last year's repairs, that the car is good for another 80,000 to 90,000 miles. I have some time. I'm not really considering a car payment a desirable thing at this point.
Apparently my father thinks that if I didn't spend so much money (again, I'm still wondering what I'm supposed to have spent), I could afford a car payment. Which would probably be at least $200 a month, considering that I just spent a good chunk of my emergency savings to fix my car and have virtually no down payment.
My father is a bitter, angry, hurtful old man and I hate him. If he weren't married to my mother still, I probably would cut him off completely.
Now, considering that my budget practically squeaks, I was furious with him. My mother and I agree that he is being an asshole.
Apparently, these are considered "frivolous" expenses and proof that I am spending too much:
* a Halloween costume for Abby -- about $2
* a Halloween costume for me -- about $40 (note that Halloween comes once a year)
* Whole Foods -- once every other month (if that), and usually about $70
* a purse and stockings in Philadelphia -- $30 (note that I rarely go to Philly... and I don't buy unless it's on sale)
I'd love to know where I can get a car payment for about $50 a month. Furthermore, I'd love to know where I'm doing all this frivolous shopping, because if I'm doing that, and I have nothing to show for it except for some makeup and stockings (both of which are kind of necessary, considering the impression I like to be giving off), I'm apparently doing it wrong.
WTF! I don't even have heat turned on, I haven't put gas in my car in at least a month, and I'm not going to turn into a bitter, miserable, fat cow by not going to the Y, and not going out every once in a while with friends from work.
The irony here is that I don't need or want a car payment. This all started today when I called my mother in shock that my car needed about $800 in repairs to pass inspection. (This ended up coming down to about $400, when I discovered that it didn't need all the repairs the shop said it did, and that it only needed about $400 to pass -- and that was a problem I knew was coming). My mother commented -- and I agreed -- that it would probably come to a point where it was better to buy another car, considering that Baby Car just had it's sixth birthday. I commented that I really didn't want a new car quite yet, because I didn't want to worry about having that, and my student loans, and an eventual mortgage. Plus, I said that between these repairs, and last year's repairs, that the car is good for another 80,000 to 90,000 miles. I have some time. I'm not really considering a car payment a desirable thing at this point.
Apparently my father thinks that if I didn't spend so much money (again, I'm still wondering what I'm supposed to have spent), I could afford a car payment. Which would probably be at least $200 a month, considering that I just spent a good chunk of my emergency savings to fix my car and have virtually no down payment.
My father is a bitter, angry, hurtful old man and I hate him. If he weren't married to my mother still, I probably would cut him off completely.