Paige and David at Sol y Mar
I read a book recently that said your money does not decrease as you spend it, but that the money actually loops back around and increases. If this is true, then I should have a boatload of money coming back my way any moment now.
In an attempt to lighten our carbon footprint, my husband and I have one car-a Toyota Prius. We love her and I think she loves us, although at times she can be a bit coy. Today she communicated to us (via the Santa Monica Toyota Repair Rep) that she needed a new inverter. We’re still not even sure what an inverter is, but the “Missy” has asked for a new one. And what Missy Toyota Prius wants, Missy Toyota Prius gets. The price tag-$6,000! Yes, you read it right, six-thousand dollars. After I recovered from the shock, I managed to call my husband at work (at least one of us still has a job) to ask him how in the world we would cover this. The miscellaneous category this month did not budget $6000, it was more like .60 cents.
Six-thousand dollars is a lot of money and who has that kind of cash sitting around? A friend of mine asked why we just didn’t get a new car to which I replied have you seen the prices of new cars these days. Where pray tell would I find a good reliable car for $6,000? I thought about the cash for clunkers deal but my dad reminded me that Missy Prius was way too superior with her gas mileage to even be considered. Besides, I love Missy Prius and have decided I will succumb to her demand. Not to mention the fact that we really don’t have much choice.
As much as we hate to do it, we will go into credit card debt for the Missy Prius. After all, she is worth it. She’s a friend to the environment and she saves us a ton on gasoline. I can maneuver her into tiny parking spaces and I don’t have to get smog checks. She is also safe and reliable. Missy Prius knows she is special and that all cars will use her technology one day. But she’s also special, because she made me realize that money comes and money goes. Getting all freaked out about a big bill is really small in the scheme of things. After all, my wealth does not come from the money in my bank account; it comes from what’s inside me. I’m wealthy because abundance just is and it has nothing to do with the crazy screwed up system we humans have created around the money game. And who knows-maybe the book is right and the money spent will find its way back to us when we least expect it. Wouldn’t that be nice? For the time being, I’m thankful to have transportation and the means to charge. Debt is the the American way after all, isn’t it? Oh well, if you can’t beat it, I guess I’ll join it.
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