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Finally paid off my car! :)

xX_Samantha_Xx
xX_Samantha_Xx Posts: 166 Member
edited February 1 in Chit-Chat
Bought my car brand new 66 months (5.5 yrs) ago, and finally paid it off! One month before my 30th birthday also! Yay! It's a great feeling! I feel accomplished. :)

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  • spade117
    spade117 Posts: 2,466 Member
    Time to buy a new one.
  • I bet that feels amazing!n Congrats!
  • lvnh
    lvnh Posts: 60 Member
    Awesome!
  • Mine is coming to an end in less than 8 months I cannot wait to have it paid off :D.

    Best thing I ever did though new cars are so much safer and cheaper to drive.

    Awesome
  • JenAndSome
    JenAndSome Posts: 1,893 Member
    I bought my car a little over three years ago for $875 cash. That the beast still moves in a forward trajectory is a flipping miracle. I will do the same thing when this one finally calls it quits, although I might spend around a grand next time in hopes the a/c still works after 6 months. Congrats on paying of your car!
  • xX_Samantha_Xx
    xX_Samantha_Xx Posts: 166 Member
    It does feel amazing. Thanks guys!
    It'll be nice to have an extra $300/mo to save/spend. I'm going to wait on buying a new one for a while. My car is still great, and I love it. Why put myself into more payments now?... Going to enjoy it for a bit!
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    Ugh I cant wait for that day...CONGRATULATIONS!
  • TyTy76
    TyTy76 Posts: 1,761 Member
    It does feel amazing. Thanks guys!
    It'll be nice to have an extra $300/mo to save/spend. I'm going to wait on buying a new one for a while. My car is still great, and I love it. Why put myself into more payments now?... Going to enjoy it for a bit!

    You know if you save that $300/mo like you still had a car payment, in three years you would be able to buy a $10,000 car..paid off.
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    It does feel amazing. Thanks guys!
    It'll be nice to have an extra $300/mo to save/spend. I'm going to wait on buying a new one for a while. My car is still great, and I love it. Why put myself into more payments now?... Going to enjoy it for a bit!

    You know if you save that $300/mo like you still had a car payment, in three years you would be able to buy a $10,000 car..paid off.

    You know she doesn't care TyTy
  • xX_Samantha_Xx
    xX_Samantha_Xx Posts: 166 Member
    I know that TyTy, although I plan on keeping this car as long as possible.. and I did mention saving, by the way. But thank you for your input.
    And Cliff, that was kind presumptuous. I do care, hence why I mentioned saving.
  • _Krys10_
    _Krys10_ Posts: 1,234 Member
    It does feel amazing. Thanks guys!
    It'll be nice to have an extra $300/mo to save/spend. I'm going to wait on buying a new one for a while. My car is still great, and I love it. Why put myself into more payments now?... Going to enjoy it for a bit!

    You know if you save that $300/mo like you still had a car payment, in three years you would be able to buy a $10,000 car..paid off.

    Are you fellow Dave Ramsey fan??
  • just_Jennie1
    just_Jennie1 Posts: 1,233
    I know that TyTy, although I plan on keeping this car as long as possible.. and I did mention saving, by the way. But thank you for your input.
    And Cliff, that was kind presumptuous. I do care, hence why I mentioned saving.

    You should know by now that no matter what the topic is people will come in and p*ss on your parade.

    Good for you for paying off your car. That's one less expense you have to worry about. I have never had a car payment in my life. I have a 2000 Jeep Cherokee with close to 229,000 miles on it and I plan on running it into the ground. When she dies I'm going to get a "new to me car" that I can throw down cash for. I'm not into new cars that depreciate the second you drive them off the lot. For most people it's a status thing. For me it's a get from point A to point B thing. I don't need anything fancy for going to the gym and grocery store.
  • TyTy76
    TyTy76 Posts: 1,761 Member
    It does feel amazing. Thanks guys!
    It'll be nice to have an extra $300/mo to save/spend. I'm going to wait on buying a new one for a while. My car is still great, and I love it. Why put myself into more payments now?... Going to enjoy it for a bit!

    You know if you save that $300/mo like you still had a car payment, in three years you would be able to buy a $10,000 car..paid off.

    Are you fellow Dave Ramsey fan??

    In the class right now.
    One of the best things I have ever done.
  • xX_Samantha_Xx
    xX_Samantha_Xx Posts: 166 Member
    I know that TyTy, although I plan on keeping this car as long as possible.. and I did mention saving, by the way. But thank you for your input.
    And Cliff, that was kind presumptuous. I do care, hence why I mentioned saving.

    You should know by now that no matter what the topic is people will come in and p*ss on your parade.

    Good for you for paying off your car. That's one less expense you have to worry about. I have never had a car payment in my life. I have a 2000 Jeep Cherokee with close to 229,000 miles on it and I plan on running it into the ground. When she dies I'm going to get a "new to me car" that I can throw down cash for. I'm not into new cars that depreciate the second you drive them off the lot. For most people it's a status thing. For me it's a get from point A to point B thing. I don't need anything fancy for going to the gym and grocery store.

    Yeah, I imagined so. It's just odd how people find joy in stirring up problems for absolutely no reason. But, to each their own! Right??

    And thank you, by the way! :)
  • TyTy76
    TyTy76 Posts: 1,761 Member
    You should know by now that no matter what the topic is people will come in and p*ss on your parade.

    I was not trying to piss on anyone's parade.
    I was passing on a bit of information that until a few weeks ago, I never would of considered myself.

    Good Job OP!
    You can now spend that $300 on hookers and blow!
  • Some_Watery_Tart
    Some_Watery_Tart Posts: 2,250 Member
    It does feel amazing. Thanks guys!
    It'll be nice to have an extra $300/mo to save/spend. I'm going to wait on buying a new one for a while. My car is still great, and I love it. Why put myself into more payments now?... Going to enjoy it for a bit!

    You know if you save that $300/mo like you still had a car payment, in three years you would be able to buy a $10,000 car..paid off.

    Are you fellow Dave Ramsey fan??

    In the class right now.
    One of the best things I have ever done.

    That guy changed my life when I was a single mom. My dad and I read his books together. Seriously, life-changing.
  • K_Serz
    K_Serz Posts: 1,299 Member
    You should know by now that no matter what the topic is people will come in and p*ss on your parade.

    I was not trying to piss on anyone's parade.
    I was passing on a bit of information that until a few weeks ago, I never would of considered myself.

    Good Job OP!
    You can now spend that $300 on hookers and blow!

    :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
  • xX_Samantha_Xx
    xX_Samantha_Xx Posts: 166 Member
    I wasn't speaking about you TyTy.. Fyi.
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    I know that TyTy, although I plan on keeping this car as long as possible.. and I did mention saving, by the way. But thank you for your input.
    And Cliff, that was kind presumptuous. I do care, hence why I mentioned saving.

    My comment was directed to Tyler.
  • pawnstarNate
    pawnstarNate Posts: 1,728 Member
    Congrats! Wife and I have two vehicles and haven't had a car payment in 5 years.....and we just paid off our home last february.....that's a GGGRrrreat feeling!
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    Awesome! I hate car payments. I just bought a used SUV cash. Not sure I'll every buy new. Doesn't seem worth it.
  • laural007
    laural007 Posts: 251 Member
    I know that feeling! I just paid off my car 2 months ago. Having that extra $530 a month is helping me pay off other things :drinker: :drinker:
  • SerenaFisher
    SerenaFisher Posts: 2,170 Member
    I will be 32 when I pay off my car and 50 when I pay off my house. I have a long way to go before there is a light at the end of my tunnel. Then being a NYorker the light at the end of the tunnel is only Jersey anyway :laugh:
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