<prompt> Human: So it has almost been 2 years since my post about wanting to buy a Ford Mustang. I decided against buying the car as I had too many expenses coming up. I ended up buying a nice engagement ring and we had a wonderful wedding and honeymoon. I kept my in the stock market and instead of having a car that would now be worth 25K KBB 17.5K or 58 loss I have made a 71 gain on my investments over the last two years. 71 gain 58 loss : Previous post: Should I buy a 43K Mustang?  <response>: Kudos on being able to look past the short term benefits to see the long term outcomes. We rarely get to hear success stories given the long term nature of most financial problems, but its all the more sweeter when they come around. 