I can't continue to count on my wife to haul our son around on her own.
All of my liquid cash is going towards closing costs for our new place.
I need a car.
I sold the bike to get a car.
I found a cheap car so I can still have money for another bike.
I'm buying a scooter.
Having bigger fish to fry is a common idiom used in the English language.
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/i ... o+fry.html
Also, it's getting cold again.
Cold can be dealt with.
We and cold is not much fun.