Transportation, Procrastination, and a Goal

So I have a theory... every blog post must have 3 things: a reason for the writer to begin, a concept/idea/thought to convey, and a mission to declare. Ok so not every blog post but pretty close to it. Commentary included.

1. A reason for the writer to begin: I have 2 exams tomorrow and one on Thursday. AKA "I don't want to study right now and I should be." I'm sure you can relate.

2. A concept/idea/thought to convey: Definitely the biggest chunk of this post (although probably not too big... we'll see what happens). Here goes.

As some of you may know, I drive a 1997 Ford Exploder. Not a typo by the way. The front four-wheel-drive linkage has been freaking out for quite some time now (at least 6 months), and has on several occasions pushed me to the point of wanting to ditch it and buy a new car. However, this presents one (minor tiny miniscule infinitesimal) problem: new cars cost money. More specifically lots of money (if the link is broken, it was a crazy expensive muscle car on Craig's List). So I've decided to just pay the $700ish (hopefully) it will cost to fix the 4WD issue and keep using it for as long as I possibly can (thus saving me a lot of the aforementioned money). Speaking of saving money, all of the money is going to be put towards...


3. My mission to declare:

That's a Mini Cooper Clubman S. Also, not just any Mini Cooper Clubman S, but the exact one I'm going to save for and pay cash for before my 30th birthday. As equipped, about $32,000. Dave Ramsey (coming to the RBC Center in October... and yes you should come) is a proponent of the "pay cash for cars and pretty much everything but a house" theory. So I'm gonna nurse the Exploder Explorer (it's officially been renamed. Run and tell that, homeboy!) along as long as is feasible. Assuming I save $4,000 per year and am able to make a consistent 5% interest on my money, I should be able to get the Mini around my 26th birthday. Let's motor.