How to own a brand new car
How I did it: We looked at our budget and our goals. We recently build our own house and have found with interest rate decreases and boarders living with us that we have enough surplus income and equity to justify buying a new car.
We had our eye on the Ford Focus XR5 turbo for over a year and after reading every review we could find on the cars in that range we settled on that one and bought it brand new from the dealer.
Lessons & tips: Read, read, read!!!! Do your research but also follow your heart with what car you ulitmately want. So many people have their own opinions and you'll find that a lot of people will judge your choice. For some reason everyone seems to be the authority on what car you should buy. Make sure that you have more than enough room in your budget to accomodate all expenses.
