I just knew it.

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Couldn't sleep last night.  So very tired, yet... things on my mind.

The trip, to Salt Lake City.  In an attempt to sell the car.  One day after posting it for sale, four or five offers and a few bids.  Oddly, from dealerships.  One, here in Logan, we went to.  In spite of posting a reasonable bit, they tried to offer me about half.  Not their price, what was really my side of the value of the car.  I just shook my head and walked.  It was never a thought.

there was a bid for that and two thirds.  Of course, who knows.  When we get there, maybe they would find "reasons" to lowball.  Who knows.  Two bids. a few hundred apart.  The higher bid was... sketchy.  Anyway... I knew that wouldn't be what they finally offered.  I made sure I had enough money to get both cars gassed back up for the drive home.

When we got there, we first drove to the place which was more trusted.  They looked it over, turned it over to their service shop, then we went in to do paperwork.  I saw it zoom out, was pretty sure.  They... really... took off, if so.  But, yes.  The young man we were working with suggested that was a good sign.  It meant they didn't find anything immediately disqualifying.  A bit later, they came back, just as zippy.  They came in, I mentioned it, he thought I was messing with him they drove so fast.

I... knew they weren't going to honor their bid,  I was just hoping the other bid, here or the next place, was good enough.  I figured I had $4700 to $5200 owing.  And I wanted some money back.  I paid about $8k to $9k, plus financing.  There was no way they would pay my back then price, is there?

Anyway, I was right.  To be pessimistic.  I was just wrong about that.  I got, pretty much, the full asking price, and a hundred over their initial offer.  Then again, he had been planning to drive us back, we saved him that since I followed with my other vehicle.  Wow!

I made enough to start a savings account... for house things.  Electrical and... who knows.  With the three hundred I was paying out, two of that will go into savings, a hundred extra will go against the house... for now.  I will start looking for bids on a new electrical box.  No interest on that, but... I have some, and will be having more, for home repairs, and, maybe, in time, household appliances.  Can't do electrical until spring, so I'll have more by then.

Then to get a quote for a new furnace and ac.  Planning that for the spring after the upcoming one, or the fall after that, depending on costs.  After those things?  Let me name the things...  A dishwasher, a refrigerator, subpanels to the garage and outbuildings, a welder, a garage door opener, insulation in the garage, perhaps a vent hood in the kitchen and bathroom, and... more.  Ugh.  Well... ideas.

I might even quit amazon, and begin saving more and putting more against the house... for now.  Still... thinking on things.  Oh, and getting a smaller industrial bin, to begin clearing the place and regaining, or asserting, order hereabouts.  Yea, I think so.  

A brutal day though.  I only got two hours, or less, sleep.  Some of it was stress about the sale, especially after being offered so little yesterday.  And that my days and nights are funky.  So pushing and pulling and doing at the wrong hours simply doesn't allow for sleep.  Ugh.

Steaks, today, more.  The sale was so good, I couldn't let that go.  I have enough steaks for three months, at leisure.  Not sure I'll be able to replace them, but let that worry about itself.  I'll do my best, and eat what I must.  One to my helper.  Some of these are huge.  All good.

Anyway... I... now... have to cool down and relax.  I did stop in town, while picking up the steaks, and opened that account, and got an automatic transfer set up.  Yea... I... can't believe what just happened actually happened.  At the dealership, I thought they were going to pay the bank, and the bank was going to kick back the remnant to me.  But, nope, I got my own, very cashable, check on my way out.

Awesome.  Out of debt with a minor nestegg too.  On the way home, someone called, acting as my power company, saying I was overdo and going to be cut off if I didn't pay them in the next half hour.  I just hung up and called my power company.  Nope, and typical.  I had turned off the "do not disturb" setting, so he could call without me having to tapdance through menus while trying to stay on the road, as tired as I was.  Back on.  Keeps those not in my list from called.  Cheers!

Anyway, one heck of a day.  Oh, and it's nearly a heat wave out there.  It's about 35 F, and feels very very good, nice, spring-like.  It wasn't just me who thought so.  Later, or goodnight... in case I don't get back to here before there.