Bad News...Decision time...
06-10-2010, 08:20 AM
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Bad News...Decision time...
Well folks, I have some pretty sh*tty news...
My wife just lost her job, which cuts our income in half, which means the bills can't be paid, which means....well I think you know where I am going with this...
The stang is paid off, so IF I could sell it, it would be instant money and allow us to pay our bills for a few months until she gets a steady paycheck again. We just bought a house, and a tractor, and I have a loan on the Explorer still...so the Mustang is the only thing we have to sell.
I have an ad on craigslist, asking 7500 obo...got a guy interested who is going to look at it tonight...but no other biters yet. Ad has been up since monday.
Here comes the wrench into the mix...
I have a few grand set aside that we planned to use for our pond being dug next month...that's obviously not going to happen now..so I could use the savings to get us through for about a month and a half depending on if they grant her the unemployment or not. In which case I wouldn't have to sell the car..FML this is so damned confusing. She has an interview tomorrow at another nursing home, no idea what the pay level is though.
I am worried that if this guy offers me even 6500$, i won't get another chance at selling it for that much, as no one else has been interested when i have posted it before just as a feeler. Crimany, I feel like my life is "Deal or No Deal" lol. Ugggg.....
Maybe it's better to just sell it and buy a damned truck...I need one for the property and to haul the tractor anyway...
My wife just lost her job, which cuts our income in half, which means the bills can't be paid, which means....well I think you know where I am going with this...
The stang is paid off, so IF I could sell it, it would be instant money and allow us to pay our bills for a few months until she gets a steady paycheck again. We just bought a house, and a tractor, and I have a loan on the Explorer still...so the Mustang is the only thing we have to sell.
I have an ad on craigslist, asking 7500 obo...got a guy interested who is going to look at it tonight...but no other biters yet. Ad has been up since monday.
Here comes the wrench into the mix...
I have a few grand set aside that we planned to use for our pond being dug next month...that's obviously not going to happen now..so I could use the savings to get us through for about a month and a half depending on if they grant her the unemployment or not. In which case I wouldn't have to sell the car..FML this is so damned confusing. She has an interview tomorrow at another nursing home, no idea what the pay level is though.
I am worried that if this guy offers me even 6500$, i won't get another chance at selling it for that much, as no one else has been interested when i have posted it before just as a feeler. Crimany, I feel like my life is "Deal or No Deal" lol. Ugggg.....
Maybe it's better to just sell it and buy a damned truck...I need one for the property and to haul the tractor anyway...
06-10-2010, 08:32 AM
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Sell the stang and get a lightning. lol but i feel ya mang. Its tough these days with the job market and the economy and everything. Best of luck. I dont think that i would sell the car unless you absolutely had to. I mean i'd much rather have a stang than a pond...but to each their own i guess. As i said...best of luck man. Hope you get to keep her!
06-10-2010, 08:33 AM
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I say use the pond money to carry you the month and a half, if you have to sell the stang get as much as possible for it and don't settle because you are worried that no one else will want it. Its not like it's pink with red leather! hold off as long as possible because you will kick yourself if you settle for a low bid. Keep you head up and hopefully your wife can find employment soon.
06-10-2010, 08:37 AM
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Sell the stang and get a lightning. lol but i feel ya mang. Its tough these days with the job market and the economy and everything. Best of luck. I dont think that i would sell the car unless you absolutely had to. I mean i'd much rather have a stang than a pond...but to each their own i guess. As i said...best of luck man. Hope you get to keep her!
Haha trust me, if I lived in NC or somewhere that a 4wd wasnt mandatory, I'd have bought dougs lightning a while ago lol.
I say use the pond money to carry you the month and a half, if you have to sell the stang get as much as possible for it and don't settle because you are worried that no one else will want it. Its not like it's pink with red leather! hold off as long as possible because you will kick yourself if you settle for a low bid. Keep you head up and hopefully your wife can find employment soon.
Ya I know...but the car needs a paint job...for sure...and that deters a lot of people...
06-10-2010, 11:10 AM
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06-10-2010, 11:16 AM
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Sorry to hear. Sometimes this is what is called being a man. We must give up things in order to keep our lives going. You'll have another one hopefully one day. I know I will. Good luck man and best of wishes.
06-10-2010, 11:17 AM
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I feel for you man! I finally just found another engineering job after a few months of being laid off. You gotta do what you gotta do. I had a set of cams and a few other things that I sold off to get me through.