Art Of Money Podcast

The true story of how I hyperventilated at the car dealership Yes, I hyperventilate in some big ticket money decisions…like this one. “Good car, good car,” I said, patting the dashboard of our electric Nissan Leaf. Our little family is so grateful for this car. It reduces our carbon footprint — and shows our son how fun and cool that can be! It gives us tons more freedom than when we only had one car. And it runs like a dream. But 4 years ago, when we were wondering whether to buy our Leaf, things weren’t so crystal-clear. Like any money decision, there were a lot of factors to weigh. After all, it was a big ticket purchase. Did we really want to spend that much money? How could we KNOW it would be a good decision that we wouldn’t regret? And what about the differences between how I like to make money decisions and how Forest (my hubby) approaches them? Truth: we made this BIG money decision in 20 minutes flat. This wasn’t an impulse purchase, though! We were able to make this decision quickly thanks to