It's OK To Splurge Once In A While

I did something impulsive on Wednesday.

I took our 2002 Camry for servicing, and they gave me a 2010 rav4 (small suv) for a loaner. My son and I fell in love with it and got my wife to agree to trade the Camry for it - plus we paid maybe $12k (and an extra $1400 to upgrade to leather seats).

We have the car now, but will drop it off on Monday to get the leather seats installed (they will give us another loaner for 2 days).

This rav4 is now only the third car I've owned.

I owned my Celica for 19 years (1990-2009), so part of me feels like I'm wasting money changing the Camry when it's only 9 years old.

But, I justify the purchase for two reasons:

1. We are pretty frugal in general.

2. Life isn't always about saving money. Sometimes, it is nice to actually spend and enjoy your hard-earned money. I feel good when I drive my new car, and enjoy looking at it.