There was a guy at the mechanic's trying to sell his old scooter. His daughter needed surgery and he was clearly desperate, and every buyer circling him was grinding the price down like it was a sport. Watching it made me sick.
So I bought it. At his full asking price, no haggling. I did not need a second vehicle.
Then about a month later I sold my own car off at a loss to sort of balance the books in my head.
My wife knows none of the real figures. As far as she's concerned I just fumbled the sale and "got a bad deal on the car." I let her think that. Some good deeds get smaller if you say them out loud.