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How to set timelines to avoid pressure buying

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The call you have been waiting for comes through. Your personal banker with a sweet sounding voice tells you that your bank account has been credited with the money that you borrowed to buy your dream car. Finally, you are going to get that direct ticket to sit at the high table with sisters who have been there before you. A girl has to start somewhere.

Well done. At least no one is going to look at the dent on your car with horror and scream, "What did you do to my car?" It is your investment; the logbook is in your name. It feels good to own a car. We know deep inside that we have achieved. Our mothers rarely solely owned anything; but through the husband or other male relatives.

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