[The Fixer]

Paul, I think the best thing would be to part out the Vette and sell off/part the IROC, and then see where that puts you. The SS owes you nothing now; it's complete, paid for, and driveable as is, so enjoy it. Same with the SKY - enjoy it, but don't mod the hell out of it so that it starts breaking parts and gets expensive. The race-car can be a long-term project, and finished on a relative budget, especially if you stay with the ideas that you were telling me when I stopped by with my son.

FWIW, when I got married 7 years ago, I was 29, and had hardly any $$ in the bank because I pissed it all away on car stuff. If you sell off the projects that may not ever get finished and bank that money, plus save the $$ you make now in the service, you'll be in a pretty good place when it's time to buy a house. And if you find the right woman, keeping the cars won't be an issue, as long as you don't continue to spend more on them than other responsibilites. My wife hates the Monte sometimes, but I've been real careful with what I've bought, how I've paid for it (only from side gigs, not my regular income), and it's NEVER come before a mortgage payment, or anything we've needed for our kids. The car is at the bottom of the ladder on the $$ tree, but I still have it, and can still cruise around in it. It just takes a LOT longer this way.

Think about it long and hard before you dump everything - you might be miserable later on if you do.