Good Friday, real talk - and a $15,000 wake-up call.

After a trip to the dentist this week, I walked out pain-free....but with a treatment plan that could buy a pretty decent used car. Three teeth fixed, eight more "on the list," and a grand total that makes you stop and think:

$15,000 for dental work.

And yet, I hear it every day - "it's too expensive to fix my car."

So let's put this into perspective.

If you've got an older vehicle sitting in the driveway-maybe a hand me down from a parent, grandparent, aunt, or uncle-you might be sitting on something worth saving. Because bringing a solid older car back up to spec? It's often nowhere near that kind of money.

In today's episode we dive into:

1) The real cost of maintaining an older vehicle

2) How to think about ROI (return on investment) for repai ...