I feel like buying a new vehicle. Just for the heck of it, I called to see what kind of interest rate we could qualify for. After just a short while the finance dept. called me to say that we qualify for 0%. So, now I am in the mood for car shopping. I really want the Jeep Commander, but when you add the leather and DVD player it gets a little pricey. I will probably end up getting another mini-van. Why doesn't that excite me? I don't know another Mom that wouldn't scream at the chance or even the idea of going out and buying a new mini-van. In fact, most of the moms I know would do just about anything to get into a new clean mini-van. I guess I am just ungrateful and definitely very spoiled. If I called John and told him that I want a Hummer with all the options he would say "Ok honey, get whatever you want, you deserve it." As sweet as that is, it doesn't really help at all. I am too cheap and too practical to buy whatever I want. I don't want to spend the money on gas that an SUV would force me to spend. I wonder how much more expensive it would actually be. I wonder if it is really worth worrying about this much. I know it is not. I try to tell myself that I shouldn't stress out about stuff, especially money. I have never had a real reason to be worried about money. I think I just worry about it just in case or maybe for something to do when I'm bored. So, now I ask my church family (and I really do want honest opinions), what should I do? Get what I want (and don't complain about it every time I have to fill the tank), or get what is practical as far as original cost and gas mileage even though I don't really like it that much????
After I saved this as a draft I went to fueleconomy.gov. It's a pretty cool website (if you're obsessed with MPG, as I am). I found out that the Commander gets the same mileage as the Town and Country. So, now I just need to find a really good deal on the Commander, I think.

Ok, I posted this this morning. Since then I have been to a dealership to check out this lovely vehicle. Buying it new with everything I want will be pretty much the same as buying the van new with everything I want. Now the issue is solely practicality. The third row in the Commander is not as convenient as in a van and when in use there is no trunk space at all (like I could barely fit an umbrella stroller back there). BUT IT'S SO COOL!! What do I do?