Got great news yesterday!

[MORaptor]

Lupa quoted ...Secondly, and please do not take this as being arrogant, but my wife and I can purchase two trucks like this, drive them off the lot and set them on fire and it does not change our financial situation. We would never do something so wasteful, but after living so far below are means for nearly 3 decades a couple hundred thousand dollars is a very small percentage of our net worth.
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..and please do not take this as being arrogant... WOW if you had only acquired some humility with all that money.. You are on a forum for a $70K+ vehicle where at least half the people put and additional $70k into their rides, not to mention all of the $100k+ vehicles in their garages.
You've told us more about your finances than I share with my financial advisor.

 

[Nesc204]

If it's the full size crew cab, you can sleep comfortably in it. I'm 6 foot 2 and slept like a baby camping ar MX tracks.

 

[Ron Lanza]

That's quite an upgrade from an 02 Taurus !! Sounds like you got plenty of money.
So why have you been driving a 02 Taurus ??
Just tell her it was an even trade !!!

 

[pastorwug]

It's easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to get permission!

That works in many fields of endeavor, but rarely in marriage. I've been Pre and Post Marriage counseling for 35 years, lack of communication, or poor communication skills is still #1 reason for divorce, Conflict Resolution Skills are a subset of that.
My advice - be careful and inform her of what pleases you the most, ask her what pleases her the most as well.

 

[Lupa]

@Ron Lanza the reason I have been driving the Taurus is actually part of a bigger problem that I have been working on. (Before the Taurus it was a 1991 civic from about 2007 until 2017) for my entire adult life I have been obsessed with saving and investing to the point it almost destroyed my marriage. Most folks would think how could frugality be a problem? Well when any purchase, even as small as a cup of coffee, is viewed through the lens of the loss of future compound interest it is a problem. And then imagine you're my wife and you're expected to live your life according to the same financial principles. So when I tell you all I am going to surprise my wife with the purchase of this truck, understand she will be overjoyed. Even the most positive things you can do in life can be taken too far.

 

[K223]

@Ron Lanza the reason I have been driving the Taurus is actually part of a bigger problem that I have been working on. (Before the Taurus it was a 1991 civic from about 2007 until 2017) for my entire adult life I have been obsessed with saving and investing to the point it almost destroyed my marriage. Most folks would think how could frugality be a problem? Well when any purchase, even as small as a cup of coffee, is viewed through the lens of the loss of future compound interest it is a problem. And then imagine you're my wife and you're expected to live your life according to the same financial principles. So when I tell you all I am going to surprise my wife with the purchase of this truck, understand she will be overjoyed. Even the most positive things you can do in life can be taken too far.

I think I get your big picture. This sounds like the right move and opposite to what it may appear to be for a marriage that did not have your problems. Sounds like she will be over joyed!

So that rough dirt drive where your wife got stuck is now nicely paved? Where are you going to put this Raptor to the test at? Lol

Enjoy the beast.