Another Grand Child!

My grandmother was so weird, she thought the moon landing was fake but roller derby was real.

Yesterday, we learned that our seventh grandchild is on it's way and will arrive sometime in November! Very exciting! Its sort of strange for my wife because she's 18 years younger than me and we have no children of our own. So, having six grandkids with another on the way is wonderfully surreal for her.

Last year, I was able to spend a month with them. Half live in Mississippi and half in Georgia, so we don't get out there very often. Its about $1,000 just to get there. Money well spent, mind you, but its difficult to save that much. We'll do it, however, and go there for Thanksgiving. I can hardly wait!

Planes, traines and automobiles are also about the same price, when you factor in the car rental, gas and lodging along the way. Yes, a car rental. I would never take my own car on a long trip like that. If something goes haywire with the car, you just call the rental car company and they bring you a new one. Come to think of it, I think I'm going to rent a car to use at home, too.

The benefits are awesome! It would probably cost $800 a month or so, but when you get tired of having a particular car, you just go get a new one. Is it worth the extra money for the convenience? Yeah, buddy!

Of course you could do the same thing for free by car jacking, but eventually the price is substantially larger in obvious ways. So, I'll stick to renting. I know what you're thinking. Why not lease? Totally different concept. When you lease, you have to put a pretty substantial amount for a down payment, then you're limited to a certain amount of miles during the lease period.

This mileage rule puts enormous stress on you because you're afraid to drive any long distances because you're afraid of putting the extra miles on the vehicle. When the lease is up and you turn the car in, you always get hit with with so many hidden charges and fees, it makes it difficult to come up with a down payment for the next one. I'm still going with the rental.

But what about an accident? No problem! For approximately $300 a month, you can be fully insured! Imagine, you get in an accident and instead of having your car in the shop forever and paying exorbitant fees for the repairs, they just give you another car! Its brilliant!

See you tomorrow.

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