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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 12:23 PM
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I just wrote the check for my final car payment.
I've been on a sacrificial budget for two and a half years to get this loan (ha, I just mistyped that as "load," but that works, too) paid off early, and it's finally over with! Now I can make bigger payments on my new computer and potentially be out of consumer debt by New Year's.
Hooray for MEEEEEEEEE! :bounce:

OK, off to the mailbox I go...
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 12:26 PM
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1. That's a great feeling, ain't it?
Mine'll be paid off in a few more months. After that, it's gonna be hookers and smack by the truckload for me!
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prolesunited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 06:26 PM
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22. Hmm...
In that case, I'll only be making minimum payments from now on. :P
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 06:41 PM
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24. Self-delete
Edited on Sat Jun-24-06 06:42 PM by asthmaticeog
I was beaten to the post. Which isn't nearly as exciting as it sounds.
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 12:50 PM
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2. Excellent!
That IS a great feeling. :-)

Congratulations!
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 06:44 PM
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25. It sure is.
This is the first car I've ever financed - I always used to just get beater Hondas for about $2000 and pay for them outright and drive 'em into the ground. I can't say I really liked that large a consumer debt, so it feels great to be done with it.

Thanks! :hi:
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dolo amber Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 01:01 PM
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3. Woohoo!
:bounce: :toast:

You should buy me a present to celebrate your achievement. :patriot:
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 06:45 PM
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26. Sure. Next month when I'm no longer broke.
You'll have to come get it, though. :P
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LaraMN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 01:23 PM
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4. Awesome!
We've been without the burden of a car payment for a couple of years, and I dread taking one on. We'll probably have to in the next year or so, but it's been dandy not having one for this long. Enjoy your new-found liberation!
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 06:47 PM
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27. I sure will.
I think new eyeglasses and shoes are in order for the freed-up income... oh, and who am I kidding? Partying like a rockstar will surely play a role.
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sbj405 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 01:48 PM
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5. Congrats. A paid off car is the best kind!
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 06:47 PM
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28. Thanks!
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 01:51 PM
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6. I'll be doing that in a couple of months.
Than I can afford to buy a new computer. This old E-Machine just doesn't cut it any more. Good for surfing the Web, but nothing else.
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 06:52 PM
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29. I probably should have waited, myself.
Two biggish payments at once kind of sucked. But you're right, those older e-Machines hardly cut it these days. Happy computer shopping.
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EstimatedProphet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 01:59 PM
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7. SWEET!
Good for you! Nothing like driving your own vehicle. Drink one for me, man!
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 06:54 PM
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30. Ooooh, I already drank three for you - hope you aren't driving.
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Broken_Hero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 02:17 PM
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8. I wish you good luck
Edited on Sat Jun-24-06 02:18 PM by petersond
last year, my wife and I paid off her dodge intrepid, with our tax refund, and three days later, she got into an accident, hit and run, cops never found the guy that hit her....and needless to say, we went right back into debt. We got screwed by a ford windstar(i hate windstars), and finally ended back up with an 04 dodge intrepid...

on edit:spelling
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 06:56 PM
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31. Wow, that blows, I'm really sorry to hear it.
I'm hoping to avoid such misfortune, but then one never does know.

FWIW, I hate Fords too.
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Gidney N Cloyd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 02:22 PM
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9. That's terrifi-- what's that dark puddle in the driveway?
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Robb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 02:23 PM
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10. LOL! You got it!
:D
Nothing says "hit me" like a paid-off vehicle. :rofl:

Be careful out there!
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Gidney N Cloyd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 02:39 PM
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12. End of the payments and end of the warranty should never be
mentioned out loud. It only taunts the Car Gods.
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Broken_Hero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 02:49 PM
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14. no shit on that...n/t
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 06:57 PM
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32. Yeah, you're right!
I shall curb my celebratory enthusiasms, lest hubris tempt the fates to leave their incisor-marks on my bum.
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 02:35 PM
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11. Whoooo hooooo for you!
That is a huge relief I bet. Time to celebrate. Ceeeelebrate good times....c'mon!
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 06:58 PM
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33. There's a party going on, right here.
A celebration, to last throughout the year. :patriot:
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riona Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 02:43 PM
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13. Yes!
:applause:
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 06:58 PM
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34. Thank you. The applauding smiley is one of my favorites.
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swag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 03:01 PM
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15. Well done, old boy.
I applaud you.
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 07:01 PM
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35. Ah, bathed in the sweet sound of applause.
In turn, I shall be gracious, and validate my audience:

Hey, its great to be back on DU! Is this a great crowd here tonight, or what? You folks are the bee's knees!
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MadHound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 03:07 PM
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16. Good for you, and a piece of advice
Once you get the computer out of debt, start putting aside ten percent of your check each and every month. That way, when the car you've just paid off dies, you can pay for the next one straight up, rather than be caught in the debt trap again.
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 07:02 PM
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36. Sound wisdom.
Ironically, I nicked a couple hundred bucks from my savings so as to afford this big final payoff. :blush:
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 05:21 PM
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17. Cool......
Win one for the good guys....
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 07:03 PM
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37. Gracias, señor.
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 05:23 PM
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18. DO NOT SAY A WORD OF THIS NEAR YOUR CAR
We once bragged about paying off the van...in the van... Next day....transmission went out :(

I was remembering "Christine" when that happened, so we never mentioned anything to do with money in the van :)
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 07:04 PM
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38. LOL
The reason people commit the anthropomorphic fallacy is because, all too often, it works.
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 05:31 PM
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19. WOO HOO!
Congrats! :bounce:
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 07:04 PM
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39. Thank you, sir.
:party:
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 05:35 PM
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20. Sweet, I've got about six more left!
:woohoo:
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 07:05 PM
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40. And then you'll be able to afford...
...hmmmm, I guess I don't know you well enough to make ANY joke along those lines. Never mind.
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txwhitedove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 05:36 PM
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21. That's great! Congrats to you.
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 07:06 PM
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41. Thanks very much.
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greatauntoftriplets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 06:29 PM
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23. I paid mine off two months ago....
It was a damn good feeling. And another one when I got the title.

Congratulations!
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 07:08 PM
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42. Nice going!
Hey, someone we know is BUYING a vehicle today. Wanna start a betting pool on when he gets it paid off? :evilgrin:
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