I blogged last week about needing new brakes. The battery in DW's car died, and needed to be replaced. DW also mentioned that her brakes are starting to make funny noises. And, driving home from work last evening, I noticed that the check engine light cam on in my truck. I'll get that checked out today, of course, hoping that it's nothing major.
These little things sure can add up.
Today was pay day. Also, I got a small raise at work, and that raise is included in today's check. Most of the raise will go toward my increase in retirement savings, so not much in the way of increased monthly cash flow.
Minor car problems and my raise
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Other items are brakes and shocks, at about 40K miles and 100K miles, respectively. I almost always take the car to the mechanic to do any of these, even though I'm capable of doing them myself. I just find it useful to have a set of trained eyes look at my car/engine several times per year.