I'm going to whine in this post.
This morning on the way to work my car started acting weird. All the dash lights came on for a second (check engine, maintenence required, tire pressure, and a weird one that shows a car on a windy street). The accelerator didn't seem to want to work either. I pulled over, put the car in park, and all of them except maintenence required and tire pressure went off again. So, I took side streets to work to avoid getting on the freeway. My car behaved itself the rest of the way, but obviously I need to take it in.
This is where I am terrible about being frugal. My first thought is to just take it to the dealership, but I know that's not always the best deal. But I don't really know where to take it. I could ask around and try to figure it out, which I have a little. But ugh. I also know that this is going to bust my April budget. I have a little over $200 in my emergency fund, and I can try to adjust the rest of my budget (less spending on eating out and hopefully on groceries), but it's frustrating, especially since I am going to need to save around $700 to cover the five furlough days I am most likely taking next month.
Oh, and I need two new tires...they have a slow leak from an unfortunate parallel parking incident that I'd rather not go into.
Any advice?
I heard an NPR story this afternoon about teacher furloughs throughout the country, and they discussed California. I thought of you! What is with the CA budget?! You seem to be taking it in stride, but I'd be outraged.
ReplyDeleteI guess I'm taking it in stride because I don't know how else to take it. I could go crazy, but that would only make things worse.
ReplyDeleteAnd can I just say, I love that the blogging community is such that you thought of me, a person you've never met, while watching the news. That might have made my day. :)