Teacher Terry
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I am lucky enough to be a recipient of 20k left to me by a good friend that I have taken care of for the past year. I am really shocked but happy how much he appreciated me. His brother who is the beneficiary for the rest of the estate said that I certainly deserve it. So I have decided that I will use this money for something special.
I have thought about buying a new or slightly used Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla. At the present I have a 14 year old Toyota Corolla with only 67k miles on it. My original plan was to drive it until it died and then replace it with a car for 10k. I am 68 and a 90 year old friend drove a old car until it was toast at 85. Then because she was still driving she bought a new one. She wishes she had bought it sooner because realistically how much longer will she be driving. Although she is a good driver still.
I could also take 4 nice trips to Europe with that money. I have a pension and SS that covers all my expenses with a yearly cola. I also have a small savings for emergencies. If I don’t use it for trips I will be taking one more European trip in 2 years. The other option is to save it of course. I own a condo that has a huge reserves so no special assessments in the future and the only thing I am responsible for is the appliances as everything else is on a boiler system. What would you do in this scenario?
I have thought about buying a new or slightly used Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla. At the present I have a 14 year old Toyota Corolla with only 67k miles on it. My original plan was to drive it until it died and then replace it with a car for 10k. I am 68 and a 90 year old friend drove a old car until it was toast at 85. Then because she was still driving she bought a new one. She wishes she had bought it sooner because realistically how much longer will she be driving. Although she is a good driver still.
I could also take 4 nice trips to Europe with that money. I have a pension and SS that covers all my expenses with a yearly cola. I also have a small savings for emergencies. If I don’t use it for trips I will be taking one more European trip in 2 years. The other option is to save it of course. I own a condo that has a huge reserves so no special assessments in the future and the only thing I am responsible for is the appliances as everything else is on a boiler system. What would you do in this scenario?