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[–] NewNewAccount 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Still, the culture surrounding spending so much of your money on a depreciating asset just to have fun or maintain appearances is crazy.

Americans are spending $1000/month for 6+ years to drive a car that mostly sits in driveways, parking lots, and traffic.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Most of enjoyment in life is spent around depreciating items that you’ll get no return on: food, entertainment, travel. If you don’t spend your money on enjoyment and focus only on return, what have you done with your life?

[–] NewNewAccount 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Made trillions.

Kidding aside, if the item wasn’t such a significant chunk of one’s earnings and also wasn’t on the never ending purchase cycle perpetuated by advertising and culture I’d feel differently.

Buy a nice car that fits your budget and provides satisfaction. Keep it for long enough that it doesn’t impact your family’s financial stability.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You also are under the assumption that the people who constantly buy new cars can’t afford it. For me, it brings enjoyment (something that is not tangible). I also can afford to buy a new car every few years. I view it as something I take pleasure in similar to eating or traveling.

The other perk about me doing that, is since I eat the depreciation, when I turn it in, someone can buy it for cheaper and drive it until the wheels fall off if they want.

[–] mojofrododojo 1 points 1 month ago

For me, it brings enjoyment

when your personality is wrapped up in polluting the only ecosystem we have, when we know that pollution is going to harm our kids (it's already fucked up the atmosphere and ocean mightily), you'll pardon me if I despise your choices. There are so many ways to find fun, but nope, gotta burn gas fast vrooom vrooom. Such a petty load of garbage for your enjoyment. Pfft.

We have one atmosphere, grow up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

That's why I keep advising people to buy used, and to be able to pay for any expensive toy fully in cash. It saves so much depreciation money, and causes you to not go into debt over an expensive toy.