The Tesla Purchase Experience: Week 2

Sunday Returned from Las Vegas. We won some money this trip and I'll put it towards the electrical work that's going to be done next week. Got an alert from Fed Ex letting me know the wall charger will be delivered on Monday. Monday Expected the wall charger to arrive today. Turned out I read the email wrong and it's due tomorrow. Scheduled the electrical work to be performed a week from Wednesday, on August 22. I had to put down a 50% deposit...

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The Tesla Purchase Experience: Week 1

Sunday I spent four hours today reading the Model S Owner's Manual. I did find out some new info. Most people know about the crazy acceleration modes "Insane" and "Ludicrous" that allow the Model S to have more power to take off quickly. Today I discovered there is a mode that limits power so you accelerate more slowly. It's called "Chill." I imagine this would come in handy if you have a teenager. Maybe I should tell my wife we need to Tesla...

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The Tesla Purchase Experience: Week 0

Sunday When I walked into the Tesla store, I wasn't sure I'd actually be able to buy the car there. I know there are many states that prohibit Tesla from selling directly to the public and I wasn't sure if Washington was one of them. My plan was to visit the store, see the color my wife was raving about, get any questions answered, then go home and place my order online. That's not quite how it went down. The Purchase I entered the store with...

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The One In Which I Buy A Tesla

  A couple weeks ago, my wife came back from the mall and said "I saw the color of the Tesla we’re going to buy!" This was a small joke between us because she and I could not agree on what color our future car should be. I wanted blue (my last two cars have been blue) and she wanted silver (her last two cars have been silver). I am opposed to silver because it’s a fairly common car color - the beige of the car world, as far as I am concerned....

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Goal Update: End Of July 2018

At the end of each month, I post an update of my goals, including a brief discussion of any notable events that might have occurred during the month. The latest month's figures can always be found under the Featured menu in the menu bar at the top of the blog. Last updated: End of July, 2018 Current value: $48,409 Change from last Month: +$2,285 Percent of Goal:  44.52% Note that the funds in this account...

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