Starr Struck Radio, Episode #10: Car Envy + Values

3/17/2015

Oh my, recording this week's podcast [on Saturday night] was supa' fun. We laugh more in this episode than in any of the others, and although it's pretty silly at times, I think/hope it's still thoughtful enough to make all of the silliness worthwhile (but you can be the judge of that!).

Here's the episode description:

In episode 10, we chat about a subject that normally wouldn’t enter into the Starr Struck lexicon--cars. But, we talk about cars as they relate to some bigger picture life issues and topics, such as materialism, values, self-image, and finances.

In the first half of the episode, we each share our car history and tell a few ridiculous car stories (they are really ridiculous and we laugh a lot). In the second half of the episode, we talk about the car issues that we’re facing right now, and how these issues are inspiring us to take a look at our values, our relationship, and our attachment issues.

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Oh, and as promised, here are the links that we mention in the podcast:

The personal essay that I wrote about my dad (that brings up some similar subjects): Waste Not, Want Not
The personal essay that I wrote about becoming more materialistic when I lived in NYC: The Manhattan Experience
The TED talk that mentions how the drivers of more expensive cars are more inclined to break the law (I said it was an NPR story in the podcast, but it was actually a TED talk): Does Money Make You Mean?
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jeanette link

3/16/2015 10:43:38 pm

Ok, you guys had me laughing out loud in my car like a crazy person. When Ben said that you forgot to put the emergency brake and you crashed into a basketball hoop, I was cracking up! I have a first world problem to share…whenever a coworker forgets their keys to the office and I have to get up to let them in, I get annoyed. We have a doorbell so whenever I hear it, I begrudgingly stand up and pout like a seven year old. #firstworldproblems

As far as the car situation, I leased several cars out of college and looking back it was a total waste of money. Did I get to enjoy the benefits of a brand spankin’ new car each time, yes. Did I feel like a total putz when I had to return it and not have anything to show for 3 years of payments, yes. I now am making payments on a car to buy but I’ve vowed to never get a new car. I place very low value on my car now and realize that it just needs to be reliable.

Oh and this is a tip for Ben and his password drama. I like to pick a random word and then add @15 (for the current year) so for instance a password could be coconut@15. I like to have fun with it and see how ridiculous the word can be.

Great podcast!

Mary Catherine

3/17/2015 08:54:18 pm

Haha, glad we made you laugh, Jeanette! And love your #firstworldproblem AND the pw advice for Ben...I hope he takes it!

Appreciate your two cents on the lease/buy decision. Very helpful!

Thanks for listening :) xoxo

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