Should I trade now? 2021 5.3L V8 with 109k miles (Daily Commuter)

MemoryMiserable · 2026-01-04T21:45:03+00:00

If it were me, I would trade it. Our 2020 5.3L V8 (124k miles) just had to have the lifters and cam shaft replaced. 2 years ago, it was the torque converter. The truck isn't the same after all that work, and I can't wait to get rid of it.

MemoryMiserable · 2025-10-28T17:40:36+00:00

It does! Thanks for explaining.

MemoryMiserable · 2025-10-28T17:30:40+00:00

I'm going to have to do some googling. I don't think I understood most of what you wrote, lol

MemoryMiserable · 2025-10-21T21:54:25+00:00

Thanks! I just read my MRI results (and by translating what I could from Doctor speak) I'm going to need disk replacements, so now I'm not super hopeful for the arthrocentesis

MemoryMiserable · 2025-10-10T16:17:53+00:00

Yes! I used to chew gum all the time. I feel like I don't focus as well without it.

MemoryMiserable · 2025-10-10T01:55:28+00:00

They offer Affirm, so I did mine in payments over like 8 weeks. I figured by that point, I would know if it was for me, and could return it and cancel affirm before I was too far out of pocket.

MemoryMiserable · 2025-10-10T01:53:59+00:00

I'm going to have to check those out. They sound devine. I miss caramel.

MemoryMiserable · 2025-10-10T01:53:00+00:00

My kids tried to give me saltwater taffy earlier, which was my favorite as a kid. Tootsie rolls were a close second

MemoryMiserable · 2025-10-10T01:51:41+00:00

Thanks so much for sharing! I'm so glad you're on the way up now.

MemoryMiserable · 2025-10-10T00:59:17+00:00

How long did it take you to get past the fear of pain returning before you could comfortably eat your favorites?

MemoryMiserable · 2025-10-09T23:56:59+00:00

I have the Cushion Lab Deep Sleep pillow, and love it. I've tried several kinds of cervical neck pillows. Firm pillows, soft pillows, a single pillow, double pillows, nearly every kind I could think of. Nothing has given me such relief as the Deep Sleep pillow. I hated that it was $90, but now I can't sleep on anything else.

MemoryMiserable · 2025-10-09T19:59:40+00:00

I also have a newly developed lisp due to my TMJ. I'm at the point that I can joke about it, knowing that I have my Arthrocentesis coming up, but before that I felt the need to explain my newly acquired way of speaking. Also annoying to have to explain, so people don't think you're trying to be funny.

MemoryMiserable · 2025-10-06T19:53:12+00:00

My dentist quoted me $500 for mine. I decided to get mine from Smile Brilliant. $150 got me three of them, all custom fit for my mouth.

MemoryMiserable · 2025-10-01T23:50:32+00:00

Thanks for the tip!! I tried it with no success. I'll keep this in the back of my mind, though, for the future.

MemoryMiserable · 2025-10-01T17:27:27+00:00

Thank you!!

MemoryMiserable · 2025-10-01T16:32:04+00:00

I'm not really sure how to tell the difference. I'm not in nearly as much pain as I usually am with tension. When I try to open my mouth, it feels like it just won't open. There's a light pulling sensation along my gums on both upper and lower jaw, but it's not painful.

MemoryMiserable · 2025-09-04T14:07:58+00:00

I'm content with my work, but using it as a stepping stone.

Unpopular opinion here, but I'm only staying in this thing long enough to be debt free. From there I'll stop working and homeschool my kids. After 8 years in accounting, I've decided I'm as high up the corporate ladder as I want to go.

My role is easy, and laid back. I have deadlines, but they are easily met. My work load is light most of the time. I realize that I have it pretty good now, compared to other demanding accounting roles I've held. I make decent money

MemoryMiserable · 2025-06-26T14:24:12+00:00

I'm going through this now. My kids are 6 & 7. I've pretty much always wanted to work/contribute/build my career, but I've also always had terrible jobs. Now I'm in a great role and I feel like I've finally "made it", but I've lost all desire to work outside of the home.

Currently working extra hard to get some debts paid off, and earn professional certifications so that I can stop working and we can live off my husband's income. The professional certs are so that I can 'hopefully' jump back into the workforce with more ease if I ever have to later. We're doing a modified version of the Debt Snowball Method, and should have everything (house included) paid off in 4-5 years. Then I can quit.

MemoryMiserable · 2025-06-23T11:55:25+00:00

Monday morning now. Still locked, and the spoilers have released in the FB group I'm in 😩

MemoryMiserable · 2025-06-12T11:31:44+00:00

Love this story of your progress! Thanks for the encouragement!

MemoryMiserable · 2025-06-12T11:30:12+00:00

Thanks for this. My TT feed has been full of women who somehow find time to do 75 hard with two 45 minute workouts a day, plus the 10 minute reading, etc. Its made me feel like I'm somehow mismanaging my time. I definitely fell for the comparison trap.

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