I’m happy you took my comments as constructive criticism.

Good luck with the interview. Onward and upward!

I actually received news today that I have an interview for the same position I currently have now but closer to home. It pays about 10% more AND I will no longer have to pay rent. It would almost double our debt snowball each month.

I tend to agree with you re: the cars. I wouldn’t sell them, either, as it would be at a significant loss.

Living in another state during the week sounds expensive. Maybe that’s the best place to start in terms of cutting costs?

Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts everyone!

Gosh it’s hard putting your story out there and then seeing all the critics come out of the woodwork.

Each of us make our own decisions in life and this is one of them. Personally I drive a beater (I actually refer to it as my clunker) and it’s not a problem for me. I can’t imagine I will ever go back to buying new cars (been there, done that). My car stalls when it’s cold and will probably not last much longer (it’s 20 years old). But, for me, if it breaks down it’s not that big a deal – I don’t need to use it much anyway and can borrow a car if I am stuck. I have good public transport available to me. But you obviously have a need to be driving longer distances regularly – if I was in that position I would change my stance too.

I would say, stick with what you’re doing and re-evaluate from time to time to see if changes need to be made.

They are driving modest cars that they feel safe in. It’s already a sunk cost at this point. At least with these cars, they know they are not lemons. Why get rid of them at this point? What they need to do is pay the cars off fast (I’m assuming the cars have higher interest rate than their student loans).

This is actually a good example of why you should watch your student loan amounts. Don’t accept student loans like it’s free $$. At the end there is always a price to pay.