Congrats on the truck! Got any pics?

By the way - the best trick is to put your money into a house. I bought my current house for $300k, and selling it now for $450k. It might be more payments, but renting never gives you anything that appreciates or gathers equity.

To step that up, buy the house, have roomies move in!

I've found that all my frugality is always eclipsed by wise investments.