Did something that seemed like garbage turn out to be your best investment?

I bought a 2001 Subaru Forrester with 250,000 miles for 2 grand, and that little box of crap has yet to ever let me down for the past two years.

I just drove it back and forth from LA to Phoenix with no problems other than a small oil leak.

I do all of my own maintenance on it and I plan on replacing its engine in the next couple of months

due to the fact that a new EJ 251 isn't too much money.

I bought a jailbroken fire stick last year for a hundred bucks.

Twelve months later I've cut out my direct

TV and I strictly just use the fire stick. That thing has saved me close to a grand so far.

When I was about 10 years old, my parents and I were in our backyard clearing out a ton of scrubs

that had gotten out of hand. I had trouble focusing because our next-door neighbor had

this really adorable puppy, and all I wanted to do was play with him. We found out that they

were actually going to take him to an animal shelter because their son was not taking care of him

like he had promised. I decided to ask my parents if maybe we could get him instead. I was an only

child and never really had anyone

to play with unless a friend would come over. And the thought of having a puppy to play with

whenever I wanted to was great. My parents agreed and our neighbors offered to sell him to us

for 20 bucks, which is really cheap for a dog when you think about it. I had that saved up and

immediately agreed and promised I'd care for him

and love him forever. So he became my puppy, my brother, and after a few days of debating, I named him

Snoopy. Snoopy became my closest friend. He made me laugh, played with me, and would just hang out

and watch TV with me. He was always there for me, especially through some tough times in my life,

where I was extremely self-destructive.

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