Dustin Barbour

Three and a half years and over 80,000 miles later, my truck is paid off. Glorious, right? You bet your ass. To celebrate I’m going to wash and vacuum it and take it out for some photos.

In light of this newly found financial freedom, I thought I’d share a video with you about driving for “free.” It’s a little idealistic and so-called “financial gurus” always come off to me as big douchebags, but hey… the principles are sound and not something to ignore. I don’t plan on having another car payment in the future because there is really no need to. Why lose money paying interest to the bank when the bank could be paying you interest on the money you’ve loaned them? (What? We loan our money to the banks and don’t “deposit” it as we think?) Oh right… impulse and emotion. That’s why I bought my truck and, three-plus years later, have learned my lesson. Debt is for suckers (as are brand new vehicles). Save your money for the things you want to buy. I think my next vehicle is going to be a motorcycle… lightly used and paid for in cash of course.