Jordan is a senior in high school. He works after school at a local supermarket and plays in a band on weekends. Jordan has been having problems with his car
for about a year; it seems as though every paycheck he receives goes to pay for
car repairs. He has decided that he needs a new car before he goes off to college
next year because he will be driving back and forth on weekends to play with his
band when they have booked performances. Jordan has been checking around
with car dealers, and he is going to need some extra cash to make the down
payment on the car. His mom is a single parent with two younger sons so he
cannot ask her to help. Jordan has considered selling his drum set for the extra
cash he needs. He thinks that maybe he can buy another set after a few months.
His mother is worried that he is not considering the monthly car payment on the
new car and that he will be sorry if he sells his drums.
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What decisions is Jordan facing?