All wonderful suggestions here. The biggest decision, however, is what vehicle to buy because you're likely going to live with it for a long time. I do a TON of research before buying. Believe it or not I enjoy the entire process, including dealing with the salespeople. I know, I know. What's the matter with me? We had had a 10-year-old Toyota Highlander that we used to ferry around the various grandchildren and we loved it. But two years ago we bought a Kia Telluride and it's been great. Just hope we don't regret straying from Toyota. Good luck!
I've been waiting nearly three weeks for a quote to add railings to our front steps. He came quickly to size up what he said would be a half day job. Crickets.I have now reached out to two others. I'm not holding my breath.
Our second car is a 2010 Honda Civic with 140,000 miles. I used to drive it 500 miles a week to commute to work but since retiring in 2018 it only gets occasional use (to help discourage chipmunks from building a commune under the hood). The AC went out on it last year and it'll cost as much to fix it as the car is worth so it didn't make sense to fix it, as long as I don't drive it on hot days.
Plus here in Connecticut we pay very high annual personal property taxes on vehicles. Our main vehicle was taxed this year at $700, while the Civic is only a $70 hit. So will I be shedding it for some fancy-schmancy new one? Nope. At least not until the wheels fall off.
I am experiencing a similar issue with Avelo Airlines, which arbitrarily canceled a leg of our flight and shifted us to similar seats on a flight a day later, which we can make happen but it leaves us with questions that need answering. I found myself 415th in the call rotation because they are of course "experiencing heavier than normal call volume" so I left a callback number. That was three days ago. Crickets. So I took to social media and, voila, I got responses from three different Avelo accounts. So maybe today I'll get some things resolved. Or not.
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Thank you for the head's up!
Post: Buying a car in retirement
Link to comment from July 15, 2026
All wonderful suggestions here. The biggest decision, however, is what vehicle to buy because you're likely going to live with it for a long time. I do a TON of research before buying. Believe it or not I enjoy the entire process, including dealing with the salespeople. I know, I know. What's the matter with me? We had had a 10-year-old Toyota Highlander that we used to ferry around the various grandchildren and we loved it. But two years ago we bought a Kia Telluride and it's been great. Just hope we don't regret straying from Toyota. Good luck!
Post: Buying a car in retirement
Link to comment from July 14, 2026
One little-noticed reason for that is they don't offer squeegees for cleaning your windshield, which increases your time at the pump.
Post: Frittering away Frugality
Link to comment from July 10, 2026
I'm supposed to get a visit from No. 4 tomorrow. Not holding my breath. Ah, who needs railings anyway.
Post: Reluctantly Saving Money
Link to comment from July 9, 2026
Heading to Costco today for gas, which is about 50 cents per gallon cheaper than most of the stations around us.
Post: Frittering away Frugality
Link to comment from July 9, 2026
C'mon, who can't use a gallon of mayo!
Post: Frittering away Frugality
Link to comment from July 9, 2026
I've been waiting nearly three weeks for a quote to add railings to our front steps. He came quickly to size up what he said would be a half day job. Crickets.I have now reached out to two others. I'm not holding my breath.
Post: Reluctantly Saving Money
Link to comment from July 8, 2026
Our second car is a 2010 Honda Civic with 140,000 miles. I used to drive it 500 miles a week to commute to work but since retiring in 2018 it only gets occasional use (to help discourage chipmunks from building a commune under the hood). The AC went out on it last year and it'll cost as much to fix it as the car is worth so it didn't make sense to fix it, as long as I don't drive it on hot days. Plus here in Connecticut we pay very high annual personal property taxes on vehicles. Our main vehicle was taxed this year at $700, while the Civic is only a $70 hit. So will I be shedding it for some fancy-schmancy new one? Nope. At least not until the wheels fall off.
Post: Tempted by the Shiny and New: Another HD Car Post
Link to comment from July 5, 2026
Our philosophy: save on what you need so you can spend on what you want.
Post: Live a little
Link to comment from April 27, 2026
I am experiencing a similar issue with Avelo Airlines, which arbitrarily canceled a leg of our flight and shifted us to similar seats on a flight a day later, which we can make happen but it leaves us with questions that need answering. I found myself 415th in the call rotation because they are of course "experiencing heavier than normal call volume" so I left a callback number. That was three days ago. Crickets. So I took to social media and, voila, I got responses from three different Avelo accounts. So maybe today I'll get some things resolved. Or not.
Post: Lonely Island (Correct Edit)
Link to comment from April 22, 2026