I’ve recently begun the process of searching for a new car. This will be the first time I’ve bought a car that didn’t come from a family member and wasn’t already pretty well on in years, so I’m a little anxious about the whole process. Part of me is concerned that I won’t be able to get good financing, while another part (pretty closely related to that first part, maybe cousins to it) is concerned I won’t be any good at negotiating. It has occurred to me that this would all be much easier if I could have a negotiating coach sitting there with me, but I don’t think such people exist (though maybe they should? Hmm…).

Anyway, today’s sketch emerged from that concern. We’ll see how the whole process goes.