Pink Fox: its Raining...IN MY HOUSE! :/

[BarredBuff]

I bet it feels good to be almost done with that blasted credit card, I have no intentions of getting one!

 

[pinkfox]

lol fawns lay eggs too lol, i can always start with fawns (especially since holdreads wants an exta $30 ontop of cost for small orders on runners LOL!)

buff, i LIKE my credit card. my interest isnt bad and the credit card is the only reason i was able to buy a house, using it responsibly, paying it ontime everymonth (and more than the minimum helped boost my credit score
BUT you have to be smart about it, i havent even tried to up my limit so im not tempted to put more on it than i can safely pay each month even at max...
i typically keep a $25 balance on the card i buy something for about $25 each month and then pay it off on the due date, (a credit card works best for your credit card when it carries abalnace for a few months and is regularly used...
unfortunatly because of the move i used it to cover the cost of the moving truck which just about max it out...thats what i want to pay off right now so i can get back to keeping a low revolving balance on it to keep my credit score good...

i need the moving expenses paid off though so i can start looking into getting a small truck whihc is becomming increasinly obviously nessicary for the homesteading life lol

 

[Wannabefree]

pinky my farm truck was my 2000 buick century for about the first 18 months I LOVE my turck though now! I did haul hay and everything in the trunk of my car though

 

[pinkfox]

lol i wish i could haul things in my sebring...my trunk support is dead so putting anything in there in general involves a balancing act of wedging it open with a peice of 2x4 i keep in there, and getting things in and out without knocking that peice of wood lol (hey the lid hurts when it falls on your head lol)
the trunk is big enough to hold MABE a single square bale lol
the back seat is big enough to hold mabe 2 bales if i were to tetris it...more if i put the top down and stuff a tarp around it to keep it from all flying away.

i was trying to figure out if i could get a reliner in the car by putting the top down and weding it in headrest first into the back seat...but then i ralized whiel that may indeed work...ive never get it back out again LOL!

i LOVE my car, its fun to drive, considerably good on gas for a 6 cylinder engine...
but in terms of a practical haul big stuff vehicle...its not exactly the best design in the world LOL.

it is a 6 cylinder though...im woindering if i might be able to pull a small trailer with it dont have much in terms of ground clearance...

 

[Wannabefree]

You CAN conceivably pull a small trailer with that car being it is a 6 cylinder....but SHOULD you is the question. Although....I am the very idiot that pulled a truck out of the mud with my little tiny 4 cylinder Ford Escort once I'm sure that was hillarious to see

 

[BarredBuff]

We have 3 cars collectively.....a SUV, Truck, and Car. Car is paid off, truck is very close, and the SUV lacks but I think she may be gonna try and sell it.

 

[Wannabefree]

i am SO glad both mine are paid off!

 

[BarredBuff]

i am SO glad both mine are paid off!

All of these purchases preceded SS life tho, so we have changed our ways drastically in the last few years

 

[Wannabefree]

Yeah. We sold the RV after trying to sell it for over a year to get out of the note. Then we bought the truck with income tax, and have made twice as much money in usage than we paid for the vehicle already. That truck is our income maker at the moment.

 

[Denim Deb]

The only reason I still have my truck is because it is paid off. I never wanted that truck. I wanted a 2500 4x4, but hubby didn't think I needed one that size. After all, what do I need 4 wheel drive for? I've been pulled out a few times by others that have 4 wheel drive, and he complains that I put too much in the bed, and haul too much w/it. But, it has over 140,000 miles so I guess I shouldn't complain.