re: Questions on Leasing a Vehicle

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I take home more than $1500 a week, not every two weeks, every week

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you keep bragging about your pay check, but you don't have enough money to buy a car. Kind of funny to me.

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No one is going to tell you what you want to hear, so I will. Drive what you want. If you're ok with the mileage limits, go ahead and lease whatever you want. A lot of these Dave Ramsey drones don't realize that some people derive enjoyment and value out if driving a nice car instead f the cheapest reliable shitbox to get from point A to B.

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I agree. If you are happy with the idea of leasing then do it. For any financial decision you can find a million reasons not to do it.

I'm leasing my next vehicle and I hear the same thing from people. A lot of people just don't get it because they aren't in situations where they can make decisions simply for themselves. I'm single with a decent salary and I don't put a ton of miles on my car. If I had a wife, kids and needed to work the shite out of my vehicle then buying it would make a ton more sense.

I want to get a very nice car and enjoy it when I'm driving it. I've accomplished a lot in my life and I deserve it. What good is sitting on a shitpile of money when you're in a nursing home and you can't even keep from drooling?

At some point, life is about enjoying it, not about delayed gratification all the fricking time. I could get a bicycle if I wanted to make the best financial decision for myself.

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Your prius will lose more value in the first 3 years than in the next three years. If you have the finances to afford that, great. But if you had bought a 3 year old Prius and driven it for the same amount of time, what could you have purchased with the difference you would have saved in depreciation? That difference is the premium you paid to drive a brand new prius. There's no morality to it, just economic reality. If that cost was worth it to you, then it was the right purchase for you.

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If I bought a three year old one it also would be almost entirely out of warranty and potentially have been absurd and neglected by the previous owner. Economics isn't the only factor in these purchases for some people.

who buys a prius....

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What am I looking at monthly if I financed $17k?

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Over 4 years, 3% APR, probably under $400/month

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Maybe he just graduated recently or just started the job. I know that's a really off the beaten path thought process though.

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Started in December, paid off some debt and redid the wardrobe to be more business appropriate. Back in the black.

OMG you're so funny. Implying Kenner is trashy huh? You know what isn't trashy... Nvm, don't feel like getting banned.

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find it funny you even failed trying to save money LINK

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Smart people don't buy Prius's because they are saving money. As far as saving the environment goes, isn't the process of manufacturing the batteries a pretty dirty one?

The reasons you will hear alot of the same criticisms is because they are real, and consistent.

Wealthy people make alot of bad financial decisions all the time and have alot of money budgeted for luxurious purchases and spending. They also make alot of smart financial decisions, but rest assured, very few people becamee wealthy by making more bad decisions than good.


In the end, you have to value how and where you want to spend your money. Want to invest in an Alpaka Farm, fine but if you ask for feedback be prepared to hear the criticisms.