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Aug. 9th, 2012 05:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
holytoastrI took my car in today for its 50,000 mile check up and an oil change. Over 5 years since I bought it and have had no major troubles, so not too bad. They said the transmission fluid needed to be replaced as well as the rear shocks. Total came out to about $800. Ouch.
They weren't kidding about the shocks though. The drive home was like floating on clouds compared to before. They threw in a free car wash (inside and out) so that was nice...I guess. And I got a discount on the oil change.
I had terrible phone reception when they called to tell me what was needed so when they said "brake fluid needs replacement" I heard "brakes need replacement" so I deferred that since I could fix it myself. Oops. I can replace a brake pad....not the brake fluid... I guess I will have them fix that in December when I need to bring the car in for an inspection anyway.
But with these repairs, I should get another good 5+ years out of the car! My goal is to run it to the ground and replace it once repairs are greater than a monthly car payment.
Still, it was a lot of money when you don't have a job! Good thing I spent the morning looking at ways to save money on school stuff. I found i can rent my textbook from amazon for $22. Way better than paying $40 used or $100 new. And my class is located in a satellite building, so I don't need a parking pass! Woo! They sell a $6 day pass which I will get if I need to take a test on campus or something like that. The rest of the time, I can pay the $0.75/hour parking meter fee. I figure the only time I might be on campus proper would be to study in the library, but I could aways study someplace else (like the town library) for free.
Even though ben says we are fine in terms of finances, not earning money makes me nervous. So I feel better when I find little ways to save. And once I start school and get my schedule settled, I can look into a part time job or internship to help out on money.
In unrelated news, the week's CSA share:
They weren't kidding about the shocks though. The drive home was like floating on clouds compared to before. They threw in a free car wash (inside and out) so that was nice...I guess. And I got a discount on the oil change.
I had terrible phone reception when they called to tell me what was needed so when they said "brake fluid needs replacement" I heard "brakes need replacement" so I deferred that since I could fix it myself. Oops. I can replace a brake pad....not the brake fluid... I guess I will have them fix that in December when I need to bring the car in for an inspection anyway.
But with these repairs, I should get another good 5+ years out of the car! My goal is to run it to the ground and replace it once repairs are greater than a monthly car payment.
Still, it was a lot of money when you don't have a job! Good thing I spent the morning looking at ways to save money on school stuff. I found i can rent my textbook from amazon for $22. Way better than paying $40 used or $100 new. And my class is located in a satellite building, so I don't need a parking pass! Woo! They sell a $6 day pass which I will get if I need to take a test on campus or something like that. The rest of the time, I can pay the $0.75/hour parking meter fee. I figure the only time I might be on campus proper would be to study in the library, but I could aways study someplace else (like the town library) for free.
Even though ben says we are fine in terms of finances, not earning money makes me nervous. So I feel better when I find little ways to save. And once I start school and get my schedule settled, I can look into a part time job or internship to help out on money.
In unrelated news, the week's CSA share:
