Ever noticed all those low profile and uninteresting hatchbacks, mini-vans and station wagons wheeling around?
Time to get excited about them because they are awesome.
We purchased our battle wagon for a net of $8000 even though it only has $70K miles and gobs of air bags.
Last month we needed a new side board (well, a side board, we never owned one).
New side boards were $1000 for low end ones unless you go with those glue and saw dust ones that have to be replaced soon anyway.
Too much! Guess those boxes stay on the floor.
We looked on Craigslist for weeks. And weeks. Even the cruddy stuff at low end stores was $500. Sigh. We were very close to dishing the money out for a new piece and cutting in other areas to make it work.
But wait, Craigslist has a 5 foot solid wood one for sale that on the Havertys awesome web site sells for $1000 new (love their stuff – so cool). And it is only $200 bucks and within a few miles of the house!
If only we had something to move it with – I am too lazy to rent something and it would take too much time. It might be gone and what if I don’t like it when I see it. In comes the incredible station wagon with seats that fold down! 
An hour later the sideboard was now gracing our home instead of headed to the trash heap. Money saving environmentalism.
On the way home I couldn’t help but realize the $800 saved was the equivalent of a 10% yield pay out on the wagon. That is pretty sweet contribution to the tuition.
Keep costs low and think multi-purpose.
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