van

Today, my Keri and I will drop the kids of at my parents and go to pick up our "new to us" van. We will make it an overnight stay for our 12th wedding anniversary as well! Bob Biehl said "Maturity is putting process between opportunity and decision." Too many people haven't counted the cost or just spend spontaniously. Before we even thought of a van we figured out what we could "really" afford, began saving cash and started looking for "that deal." I think we found it! We are driving to Cleveland knowing exactly which van, for exactly what price (previously haggled). We have had our mechanic look at it (thanks uncle Keith!) and know exactly when we will have it paid off. We know the "out the door price" and how much we need to finance and what the payement will do to our budget. If our test drive works out, we will be rolling in our 05 Honda Odyssey! All that to say, we have put a process between coming across this van and purchasing this van.