[DragonLadyLessa]

My hubby's job contract is supposed to end in a few weeks, and he's been getting job offers but the only problem is that they're too far away to get to unless we had a car. Now, we can afford to finance a car, pay for insurance and gas, but my mom is resistant to helping us look for a good deal. She'd rather we spend hundreds of dollars a week on greyhound bus tickets for him to commute, and then turns around and says if we can't afford to pay for the greyhound we can't afford a car. But of course we can't afford a car if we're paying for greyhound tickets! It's a catch 22 and i don't quite know how to explain this to a woman who's usually very intellegent. Please, can someone give me some advice?

[Mrhomercat]

Hi DragonLadyLessa, please don't be offended but your Mother's sense of reason is somewhat skewed. Use the internet to educate yourself, there are a great deal of reliable sites that give you great tips and strategies on how to get the best deal on a car. Check out Cars.com, Autotrader.com, Edmund's.com, etc.. It's a buyers market, take advantage of that. Buy the car, pay for the insurance and gas, and good luck with the new job!