Can I just vent for a minute? Updated, and thank you.

How did you make out today. ?

No judgments here. I think nearly everyone experiences stuff like this. Dh had surgery in the spring and was off work for 9 weeks. We used our savings bridging the gap. No sooner did he go back that my hours got cut and I didn't get brought back up until a month ago. We are really struggling to catch back up and a broken down car would sink us right now.

Last winter some relatives had the worst possible time. At one point all three of their cars broke down. He's a mechanic so he was working on cars non stop for weeks. One vehicle broke down TWICE in THREE days! Two seperate issues. So while they are throwing money at the cars, in that time frame, every single appliance they owned broke down. Dishwasher, stove/ oven, fridge, hot water heater, and furnace and washing machine and dryer. All of them! Sometimes more than one in a day! They have a wood stove, so they made do there. They had a dishwasher and washing machine/dryer that they had bought for another relative and they no longer needed so they were covered there. A nieghbor helped with the fridge situation. But they still had to fix the hot water heater and stove, as well as at least two cars. it was painful for them.

Good luck with your situation!

You can often rent a car at enterprise for around $30 for the day. They will come pick you up and bring you home if that helps.

I love this place 

Isn't that just how it goes? So sorry. I know how frustrating it can be when thing go wrong repeatedly. I hate the money pits we call cars. Hope you are able to find a solution and get back on track with your goals.

A-freaking-men!

I'm so sorry. I was excited when we refinanced our home. It would be about $300 less a month. My husband's commuter car died! Same situation as yours! We've had so many medical expenses this year too. I understand and I get it! You are venting not asking for advice.

I know exactly how you feel I have been there so many times in my life. 

That really sucks, so vent away!  Sending positive thoughts your way that things turn around for you soon.

Congrats on finishing real estate school!

You have my complete sympathy and empathy.

In 2014 in the space of 3 weeks, my van lost its transmission and my DD's Saturn Ion lost its transmission. I was desperate for a vehicle after the van died because DD couldn't drive a rental and her car was in the shop getting the under warranty repairs done on it . GM had given me a rental car to drive while Dd's car was waiting to be repaired, but she couldn't drive that rental car either because of her age. In a panic, I was persuaded to give up my van and buy a used car. I really didn't want to, but I was under so much pressure, I did. Then DD's car died, so she got my newish car and I was left without a vehicle.

For us, my brother's offer to let me use his Expedition was a lifeline. He only used it to pull his toy trailer and he didn't need it right then. It cost the world to drive,so I only used it when I HAD to go somewhere. I felt like I had to have something since I had a grandparent who had a terminal illness. Still, I wish I could have kept my van.

I hope you're able to find a way to hold off buying anything until you're able to get working. Buying under the gun really sucks.

Marcy

I feel for you. I recently had to help DD get a new car when her old one couldn't be fixed. Then DH's car got totaled by someone smashing into it while he was at work (thankfully, it was a co-worker and there is insurance and all, but still...) and the car we were saving for DS suddenly up and took a fatal blow to the transmission.

So...THREE CARS all dead. I don't know about you, but I don't have an emergency fund that covers three cars, and every time I get my savings built back up something major happens. Won't kill us, but it does make things difficult.

Nice update, hope everything keeps falling into place and working out for the best!

Congratulations on passing your exam   

My dh is a realtor ... my advice to you is to go with the most recognizable brokerage ... he is with ReMax here in Calgary ... the name alone makes customers feel more secure  

We bought our last van from Carmax.  I have to say, it was a pretty painless process.  The last vehicle we bought came with rounds of negotiating between us and the salesman and the manager.  Then there was the paper work.  It took hours!  I think we were in and out of Carmax in under an hour (we knew what vehicle we wanted) AND we had the license plate done as well.  I'd do it again.

Good luck with the job--money troubles just suck the life from you.

Or time to head to Dave smiths. Everybody seems to be really happy with the service there.