I just overheard a Cadillac commercial. A commercial suggesting that a new car would be the perfect gift this Christmas. A car. There are some cases where I can imagine this would happen, but I just can’t fathom it as normal. What gives? What is the most expensive present you have given or received? Why would a new car be a good birthday or Christmasn present?

I have still yet to pick up my wife’s Christmas present for this year but there is no way I could go out and buy her a car, that would be like suicide for our marriage. Just play it out in your mind, “Honey, where did we get the money for this car? I like it, but we didn’t have money saved up for a car.”

“That’s fine, I have it on a 144 month payment plan. We’ll be paying this car off until its in the junk yard! Don’t you just love the leather seats?”

Stupid.