Sometimes you gotta spend if you want to save

That's what I keep repeating to myself anyway. :(

We took our beloved car in for service today. Not to be fixed - just the 60k check up. Had a belt changed, a pulley looked at, and all the normal crapola. $1500!!!! Owich. The good news is that we won't have service like that for another 5-7 years.

Brent had to remind me all the way home why we were spending all that money. You know why? We want to keep our car for a very long time. We want to drive it for the next 20 years. We want to post on this list. It will be cheaper in the long run, right? Right!!!???