Today I got my first bit of income since my accident. Since I have a new car I was able to get back to work delivering pizzas. I'm hoping to find a new job soon because I really don't want to put my new car through the stresses of delivery. Also, I made some cash by selling my old car to a salvage yard.
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| My old 97 Civic. Poor thing! |
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| Here's the view from the back. The clothes I had in the trunk ended up scattered on the highway. |
For the past several months I had toyed around with the idea of buying a new car. When I set my new year's resolution to save money I had 'save for a car' in mind. However, I wasn't planning on making the leap for another six months to a year. See, I have a nasty confession: I was pretty reckless with my spending in the past several months. I spent a lot of money on nonessentials such as nail polish and takeout food. As a result I had no money saved up for this. The down payment plus cost of insurance hit me pretty hard.
Now I'm left saving in reverse. Instead of cutting back on spending, saving up a couple grand, and then buying a car, I am now forced to cut corners on spending wherever possible to keep my bank account in tact while building up savings for potential disasters in the future.
This entire ordeal reiterates the importance of having emergency funds stowed away.
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