How do you budget for your 914?, a bit ancillary to Quennie's thread Options

[nebreitling]

reading Quennie's recent thread got me thinking a bit.

i'm a doctoral student. 24. i earn my income primarily by teaching core classes at stanford university, and this doesn't add up to a particularly large sum (especially by Bay area standards)...

and i own a 914.

obviously, this presents a problem. now, my 914 has been unusually reliable, but it is still the hassle (and joy!) of a 30 year-old sports car. similiar to queenie, i have only owned vintage cars -- and am not about to change that! most of my free time and money go to the car, and over the course of the year that i've owned it, i have significantly improved its condition. it's a source of pride and joy for me, and i've never considered selling it.

so i'm curious: how do you budget for your 914? do you ever feel like you spend too much on your car?

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[blonde914]

OMG, I couldn't get $5.00 to help either one of my college students(one is a lazy genius). We make a decent living and they refused us any help other than loans. I am priming my youngest son for scholarship since we will be bankrupt by the time these two finish. Alos have a daughter going to collegenext year, thank God she want to go to community college and continue to work at the bank(she likes money). I couldn't get a dime for law school either, unless I divorced my husband and was a single mom with kids then they would give me the moon. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
I need to get a fellowship or something. I hope for that much money you are going to cure diabetes; something where a nobel prize is in your future.
Sherry (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving-girl.gif)