The true story of how I hyperventilated at the car dealership

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 the years we’ve spent working on our money relationships — solo and as a couple. But we also used a simple, comprehensive framework to weigh all the factors … which we’ve used ever since. It works that well! Kick back and listen to the true story of how I hyperventilated in the car dealership … and then made a FAB money decision with my hubby that still makes us smile, years later. You’ll learn: The exact framework we used to make a BIG money decision (and have used ever since) How Forest and I navigate our VERY different money decision-making styles How we weighed our short-term, long-term, and values-based money priorities How to de-stress big ticket money decisions (you can do this anywhere!)