Our power is out today and I often make a sunday roast in the oven.
What should I make today on the gas stove top?
I am wanting to use my smaller cast iron dutch oven. Recipes I know well are actual stroganoff, stews, soups etc.
Wanting to try something different but meaty. Total capacity is about 2 quarts.
Ive ran into some confusion when shopping for specific parts and how they are labeled.
The VIN is listed as an AE95 but if not labeled as 88 Corolla SR5 its more likely to match to AE92 Coupe models parts.
I feel really dumb asking but anyone with insight, it would be appreciated if you can add some clarity.
Whats the deal?
Details:
JT2AE95 Partial Vin
1988 Corolla SR5 4AF (Carburetor) 5spd MT.
Have an 88 Corolla SR5 with 4-AF. Carb was swapped to a webber 32/36 double before I bought it 2 days ago.
Tonight is the first night I got under the hood.
Only thing ive done is adjust the idle speed screw and brought it from dying immediately unless you feather the gas to about 900rpm without my foot on the gas.
Ran mostly great, still seems like its a little rich maybe?
But when I went to turn it off after a short drive it was rough. Almost like it the engine turned over a time or two on its own after removing the key.
Bit of a first time for me here.
I am diving in the deep end a bit with a decision, but its the only thing I can make sense to do.
I'm not rich but live in a low cost of living area. 90k a year between my wife and I make for very comfortable living. However, I want to accelerate my debt pay off.
I moved over to a 1099 job a few years ago with lots of promises made and got screwed. Made very good revenue with moderate profit until someone in the organization did some shady stuff for their own benefit and put several of us in the hole.
Moved back to a W2 position and recovering since. $30k in debts between credit/travel cards and personal consolidation loans.
I still havent touched my student loans much since college 12 years ago.
Here's where I'm gonna possibly screw myself
I am deciding to sell our new car so that I can buy a cheap and mostly reliable used car. I'm getting a very small personal loan to cover the $1.5k difference in the car, and to pay for the new car and possible early maintenance (1-2 weeks for tune and confirming reliability).
My thoughts are that my new car is too expensive and doesnt match my current lifestyle. I'm not driving cross state multiple times a week anymore. I commute 20 miles a day round trip now. I dont need the storage space or range.
Getting a 6k loan and a 3k toyota I can work on if needed. Up to 2k to pay off new car with selling, and $1k to take care of basic tune up.
Left overs go back to paying off said personal loan. Car payment now goes to pay off everything else, including the new loan as priority 1 and avalanche from there.
Personal loan paid in ~ 12 months instead of 24. Credit cards the 2 payments (frozen now). And finally take new freed up payments to go straight into a debt consolidation loan. 18% apr at $650 per month now increasing to $1200-1300+ per month until payoff
Am I going about this right or are other pay off methods recommended?
Paying off credit cards first may leave me with more monthly payment for new loan, but new loan is higher amount less interest than credit card.