I recently ran into some money myself....

My theory, as usual (didn't let the size of my pile affect my decision making processes) when spending my money on stuff is to buy stuff used...let somebody else take care of the nasty depreciation. When I say 'stuff' I mean of course, cars, trucks and boats...the big stuff.

I looked at it like this......when every thing comes crashing down around me, can I sell what I bought for what I paid for it with relative ease? It helps that I am one stingy *******.....I just don't pull the trigger unless I am pretty sure what I am getting into.

So far, my auto/truck investments look good on paper....just need to start selling some of these rigs off! With any luck at all I'll be doing better than the stock market as soon as I can start liquidating some vehicles.