:yahoo: WooHoo! That's right, my plan is approved. Like many of you we have a very, very tight household budget, especially in these tough times. I've had to buy very reasonably priced used parts from Dan making payments in the past, and still the wife doesn't like it when I spend money on Old Girlfriend. I dreaded the times I needed new tires, and so on. Anyway......The plan.
My approach was carefully planned and timed. In the last two moth's while I was unemployed I totally re branded myself. I got off my lazy ass and turned myself into an idealized house hubby. No longer does she have a second job of maintaining the house after work. I cook, clean, do dishes, laundry, vacuum...you name it! Tonight was the night to put forth my request. I marinated some nice sirloin steaks all day, steamed some beautiful shrimp, baked potatoes, and tossed a salad with red onion just the way she likes it......and then made my proposition. I carefully described the reasons for the need of a newer GoldWing with fewer miles(Old Girlfriend has over 300K according to what the P.O. told me and the miles I've put on her over the last 5-6 years, he also said I'm probably the tenth owner). I further explained I wanted to use the same structure we used to buy our daughters Infinity(the wife's cager) We'll save - $250 a pay-period x 6 months = $3,000 + $1,000-$1,200 from the sale of Old Girlfriend for a total sum of $4,000-$4,200. + She gets whatever is leftover(if any) after the purchase + registration/insurance.
My patience and hard work has paid off, she is totally on board with my purposal, even now she's asking me if I know what kind/color of bike I want.
And just what kind of GoldWing do I want? I tell you one thing, for this kind of money she's going to be low miles, complete and intact with everything working, and trustworthy enough so I can visit my good friend Dan Filipi in So. California. Hell I might buy my bike there...or Utah, maybe even Denver CO. where there are sooo many pretty girls for sale(GoldWings that is). :yes:
Well that's it, I'm a happy man...think I'll go offer the wife a foot rub. :yahoo:
~O~
My approach was carefully planned and timed. In the last two moth's while I was unemployed I totally re branded myself. I got off my lazy ass and turned myself into an idealized house hubby. No longer does she have a second job of maintaining the house after work. I cook, clean, do dishes, laundry, vacuum...you name it! Tonight was the night to put forth my request. I marinated some nice sirloin steaks all day, steamed some beautiful shrimp, baked potatoes, and tossed a salad with red onion just the way she likes it......and then made my proposition. I carefully described the reasons for the need of a newer GoldWing with fewer miles(Old Girlfriend has over 300K according to what the P.O. told me and the miles I've put on her over the last 5-6 years, he also said I'm probably the tenth owner). I further explained I wanted to use the same structure we used to buy our daughters Infinity(the wife's cager) We'll save - $250 a pay-period x 6 months = $3,000 + $1,000-$1,200 from the sale of Old Girlfriend for a total sum of $4,000-$4,200. + She gets whatever is leftover(if any) after the purchase + registration/insurance.
My patience and hard work has paid off, she is totally on board with my purposal, even now she's asking me if I know what kind/color of bike I want.
And just what kind of GoldWing do I want? I tell you one thing, for this kind of money she's going to be low miles, complete and intact with everything working, and trustworthy enough so I can visit my good friend Dan Filipi in So. California. Hell I might buy my bike there...or Utah, maybe even Denver CO. where there are sooo many pretty girls for sale(GoldWings that is). :yes:
Well that's it, I'm a happy man...think I'll go offer the wife a foot rub. :yahoo:
~O~
