A older kind of changes your outlook on things 🧓

I bought Big Red in October 2011, which is ten years ago. It seemed like 2021 was so far away at that time – I correctly figured ten years would be the best years for Red but then I could limp it along a few more years beyond then with repairs.

I figured out the cost to own Big Red over those ten years when I bought the truck knowing that 2021 would eventually come but as a 28 year old young professional, that seemed so far away. I mean only ten years earlier I was in High School. The truck was so shiny and new.

At this point though I don’t really care that much about owning a nice truck. My truck is still pretty nice, lifted with the camper shelf and everything else like the solar panel and CB radio but it’s nothing I really aspire to at this point. The experiences and memories matter more than the truck.

One thing I’ve noticed as a mid career professional is many people with good jobs and savings often get nice cars and trucks after they reach their first peak in earning potential in their early 30s. Then when that vehicle wears out as they reach their forties, they go for the basic car – the Honda Accord, the Kia or if they have children the Minivan.

Money goes elsewhere. People have babies and they buy houses. In my case, I’m really focused on saving to own my own land. Not a fancy house but acerage.