I don't know. If it were *me*, I wouldn't sell the letter. I'd find another way. But then I think those letters are important pieces of history. I'd want to keep it. On the other hand, maybe people who buy them can save them in a way I couldn't? Yeah, I don't know.
I guess it's hard to put myself in her shoes because I've never seen my child struggle to provide for his family but maybe if it was a desperate situation I would sell it.
Post by cookiemdough on Aug 7, 2012 9:07:40 GMT -5
And no I probably wouldn't sell the note, especially for something that depreciates as quickly as a car. But then again I need to understand what is going on with his credit history that he can't just finance a car.
And no I probably wouldn't sell the note, especially for something that depreciates as quickly as a car. But then again I need to understand what is going on with his credit history that he can't just finance a car.
See, this was my first thought. A car? I mean an education, a down payment on a home I could almost see, but a letter from The Pres for a car?
I would sell it. The paper is only valuable to those that place value on it, whereas the car is a useful thing to have regardless. Then again, I like to keep my life stripped of anything that isn't useful or beautiful. When I have spare money, I would keep things like the note. But when I dont, its an item to sell.
I don't have to answer this question because honestly, my H would have wiped his ass with this letter already and it would be worth exactly fucking shit. Literally.
H isn't the biggest fan of Obama in the first place but just mention the military and Obama in the same sentence and you'll need to call for an old priest and a new priest.
To buy a car? Really? That's not exactly an investment in the future.
A note like that is only going to get more valuable with time, whereas a car is obviously a depreciating asset. I could see if you desperately needed the money to feed your family or something, but I think it's foolish to sell it to buy a car.
I don't have to answer this question because honestly, my H would have wiped his ass with this letter already and it would be worth exactly fucking shit. Literally.
H isn't the biggest fan of Obama in the first place but just mention the military and Obama in the same sentence and you'll need to call for an old priest and a new priest.
I love stuff like this because it always makes me think of the movie Somersby:
(Jodie Foster): "I have a broach worth a thousand dollars! Now that broach has been in my family for over 100 years, but I can't eat it, and neither can my family!"
Sell it and get a license plate like "PrzNote" or something.