Reason number two: I (as you should all know by now) am currently job-hunting for a real-life grown up job. The downside to this is two-fold: one, the job market in this area of the gulf coast is, shall we say, dismal- even for a college graduate such as myself. Secondly, if there are jobs, they sure as heck aren't near us as we live more near the "vacation" end of town, rather than the "business" end. Reliable, affordable transportation is a must.
Reason number three (or so we thought): Cash for clunkers. While I'm not a very big advocate of government spending programs, I quite fancy one that smashes Joe's giant white truck into a pancake. Upon our arrival at the dealership we discovered we didn't qualify for the program since Joe had only owned his truck for eight months (the minimum ownership period is one year). Bummer, but we were fortunate that we didn't want to buy an expensive car in the first place, and weren't completely sold that we absolutely had to leave the dealership in something new that day. The dealership worked with us and we ended up with a 2009 Maroon Honda Civic.
I love Civics, I drove one for three years and I never really had any problems so I definitely kept that in mind when considering what we would want. Plus, this is my first new car, so I'm really excited. Am I nervous? Perhaps a little. Vacation season is winding down here so I'm not making as much money at the bar as I was, but as long as we are responsible with our money Joe and I should be fine. Beyond that, I'm still looking daily for that elusive breed of employment known as "the grown-up job", so perhaps I will come across one soon?
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