Question for the new dads and soon to be. How are you guys preparing for life. College and weddings are getting more and more expensive. I want to start planning and preparing now. I graduate next week!! Any investments strategies or planning you can share would be greatly appreciated
I’m a car enthusiast. I’ve owned several classic cars throughout the years. When I met my wife I had two classics and my daily driver. I sold one and bought her engagement ring a few years back. I sold my other car last week and told my wife that I’ll likely use the proceeds to get another one. She immediately states I’m okay with it as long as it’s a wash. I found that to be strange because any hobby or thing that doesn’t really involve her I cover 100% out of my personal money. We combine finances I make a little bit more than she does 160k vs 98k I put most of my income in our joint account. In the past when budgeting and I ask if we can budget money for maintenance and repairs on the classic car she shuts it down. She was not interested in the car whatsoever. Today I found a car I really wanted to look at. She’s calls me while I’m test driving and get upset and annoyed that I made a decision to buy a car without talking to her. Now I hadn’t made a decision just just seeing what was out there. I also feel like I gave her a head up about replacing the car I had just sold and this was less than 10 minutes after it was sold. I’ve tried to keep her in the loop every step of the way but she really doesn’t seem like she wants me to buy the car because she doesn’t care for my hobby. She hides behind this by stating that she thinks the purchase will impact our joint finances but i reassured her that it wouldn’t and wouldn’t go obtain a car loan to purchase the new car and would only use the proceeds from last weeks sale and yet she’s still upset. Am I wrong here should I reconsider buying? I feel like this would be a fairly big compromise on my end? She gets upset anytime I do something she wouldn’t do. Nothing that would be foreign for me at all. We are doing pretty good financially and the sale was unexpected so I think replacing would be okay. Thoughts ?
TL;Dr my wife doesn’t support my hobbies. Should I give on buying classic cars?
I’m new to corvettes but I found a 2006 convertible with 53k miles for sale for 15k. Seller states it has a salvage title from a previous theft. He also states he’s moving to Texas but the price seems too good be true even with the salvage tile. Obviously there is general caution when buying used from a private seller but is there anything I should be on the look out for. Thanks in advance for any input.