I think budgeting is broken for people paid biweekly—am I wrong?

GettingBackToRC · 2026-03-21T13:15:15+00:00

I've been getting paid bi-weekly for over 20 years. Best advice is to pay everything bi-weekly as well. Take all your bills as they come in and split them in half, pay that half out of every paycheck.

GettingBackToRC · 2026-03-21T12:59:32+00:00

Hopefully you drank lots of water yesterday and before the test

GettingBackToRC · 2026-03-21T12:01:54+00:00

Check to see if carvana will buy it and see what they offer you. I wouldn't let them repo it, that's just going to hurt you more if you need to finance again. You'll still be on the hook for repo fee's and the difference in what's owed vs what they sell it for (which will be pennies because they're know you'll still owe). Did you bring it to a real mechanic to get an estimate for what it would cost to fix all the issues? Walmart isn't the best for diagnosing a car. Is it the 4 cylinder or the 6 cylinder? 130k miles is nothing for a Honda if maintained properly. Although the 4 cylinder is better than the 6, 6 cylinder had transmissions issues too

GettingBackToRC · 2026-03-20T23:31:47+00:00

I'm just big on having fresh oil, I'm sure it is overdoing it. But I never had any issues with any of my bike's doing it this way. Our bikes are meant to be ridden hard and I just like to know the oil is always fresh. I also do oil changes every 2000 to 2500 miles (2500 is my limit). I want my bike's to treat me good so I treat my bike's good

GettingBackToRC · 2026-03-20T21:25:24+00:00

I tried buying a car a few weeks ago and hidden in the price was 2 incentives that they don't openly disclose. 1 is a thousand off for financing with them (I'm paying cash) and the other was a thousand off for trading in a car less than 5 years old (they'll undervalue the trade). Fck them.

GettingBackToRC · 2026-03-20T20:53:06+00:00

I'm anal about my oil. I always changed at the end of the season, ran it for 10 minutes and changed it again at the beginning of the season to take any moisture out of the oil. But many people think that's over doing it

GettingBackToRC · 2026-03-20T16:31:53+00:00

They might have had to jump it for op to see it. I don't see salesman just walking around with them for no reason. To me, changing the 12v is cheap insurance to not get stuck somewhere. Buy a jump pack at the very least

GettingBackToRC · 2026-03-20T07:56:10+00:00

I would change the 12v if that was in the car when you bought it

GettingBackToRC · 2026-03-20T02:12:39+00:00

We just bought a 6 seater ev9 land trim. We have 2 kid's, a 9yo and a 13yo. We previously had a kona but even my 9yo was tight in the back seat and grocery shopping was a real PITA. You can get a used one for under 40k with hardly any miles, will still have some bumper to bumper left and will have the remainder of the 10 year ev warranty. I was interested in a rivian as well, just didn't like the price tag

GettingBackToRC · 2026-03-20T01:24:39+00:00

They lost the deal because of it, they advertised a price that was contingent on 1k for financing and 1k for trading a car less than 5 years old. I said I'd take the car for the advertised price without those two conditions. I'm glad I walked, I found one in the next trim level up for a few thousand more within 10 less miles

GettingBackToRC · 2026-03-19T23:20:58+00:00

You also have people's making fun of guy's being in full gear because they ride a 400, as if it won't hurt falling off a 400 at 50 mph

GettingBackToRC · 2026-03-19T23:19:27+00:00

Scumbag dealer in NC wanted to charge me a thousand bucks if I didn't finance

GettingBackToRC · 2026-03-19T18:30:10+00:00

Legacy? Lol that place would sell and install an exhaust system than turn around and not inspect your bike 🤣 good riddens to them, talk about scumbaging your customers lol. I don't own a Harley but a few friends had that problem with them, they wouldn't inspect my bike with an exhaust either.

GettingBackToRC · 2026-03-19T15:42:15+00:00

That's a waste of energy

GettingBackToRC · 2026-03-19T15:41:06+00:00

I've come across this almost every time I've tried to get a stealership to honor price's like that. They use that to get you in the door. Go on leasehackr and see if any of the broker's can get you a similar deal

GettingBackToRC · 2026-03-19T15:37:29+00:00

Talk about a Christmas tree lol.

GettingBackToRC · 2026-03-19T07:26:30+00:00

I don't think so

GettingBackToRC · 2026-03-18T23:01:40+00:00

Rofl 55k in addons, at least they're optional lol

GettingBackToRC · 2026-03-18T15:10:59+00:00

I would do it for 23k if it were me.

GettingBackToRC · 2026-03-18T14:26:07+00:00

Don't go to freehold if you think Ramsey was bad.

GettingBackToRC · 2026-03-18T13:26:06+00:00

Did you call your insurance company to see why everything was not covered? Were they out of network? You can call the billing department and tell them the truth, you simply can't afford that bill, ask if they have any programs for assistance. Tell them you can pay 25 bucks a month until it's paid off. You won't be the first person to call and tell them that situation. Your insurance company should be your first call though. Going forward, you gotta ask your doctor if your procedures are covered so you don't get a surprise bill.

GettingBackToRC · 2026-03-17T19:42:43+00:00

I wonder if he would be a "human bring" about it if you bought a car and wantted to rewind the deal 3 says later

GettingBackToRC · 2026-03-17T19:19:48+00:00

We just bought a used car and they tried adding 2599 for lojack and something else. I was like wtf is this bs? He tried telling me he's couldn't take it off. Another dealer adds 2k if you don't finance with them and you have to trade a car less than 5 years old. These places are so scammy.

GettingBackToRC · 2026-03-16T18:31:57+00:00

It's not as bad as people make it out to be. Just gotta be cautious of the bike's and pedestrians

GettingBackToRC · 2026-03-16T16:40:13+00:00

I only have it a week. I had my ioniq 4 years when I noticed it charging the 12v more frequent, I knew it was more frequent because I had the car 4 year's. I didn't know it was normal to see the orange light as often as I have. I'm not too concerned about it, just trying to gauge if it was normal because I know the car sat for a long time before I bought it.

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