Crippling Balloon Payment

Recent financial analysis (with spreadsheet of course) for the Dunne family made me think of a classic Simpsons moment.

Canyonero Salesman - "Ok, here's how your lease breaks down... this is your down payment, then here's your monthly, annnnnnnnnd there's your weekly."
Homer - "And that's it, right?"
Canyonero Salesman - "Yup... oh, then after your final monthly payment there's the routine CBP, or (mutters almost inaudibly) Crippling Balloon Payment."
Homer - "But that's not for a while, right?"
Canyonero Salesman - "Right!"
Homer - "Sweet!"

Life moves fast around these parts. Financial goals for fiscal year 2007 are pretty basic: double our mortgage to pay for 750sq.ft addition to house, clear loan on our Honda Civic Hybrid, buy new Honda Fit (for Martha, Elise and Seamus). The ultimate but probably impossible goal is to buy the new car outright and have no loan on it... We'll see what happens.

Casual meeting with architect (LINK) went well this evening. Elise charmed them good.

Time for bed. Exhausted.