You ' re suggesting they sell low ? Lol <| sep |> 5 tackles possible second half ? <| sep |> I just paid 1 . 42 a gallon about 20 mins ago . Gotta love the middle of nowhere midwest ! <| sep |> Like the others have said , don ' t spend a penny right now . Wait a couple of years , go through the gfieving process . Don ' t tell anyone that you inherited their money , and live in the house if it ' s paid off . Rent perhaps to family members <| sep |> Practice your pilotage , map reading and ground recognition skills . Since you ' ll likely be heading towards familiar areas , find objects on the sectional and learn to ' see ' those descriptions on the ground . It ' s good to understand what the sectional is telling us . Circle a handful of items and write a list on your board to check off as you go to and from . Pick points on the sectional where you ought to report position and try to fly them precisely . Also , when you practice your maneuvers , hold a very , very high standard , just as your check ride pilot will . No room for sloppy .