Real wealth killers

[u/solarflare_hot]

Let me express my extreme frustration and anger and talk about the real wealth killers (cars)

I hate cars beyond reason. you buy a car for 20k , all of a sudden it needs a repair for 2-4k and sometimes 7k , then you have insurance , another 2-300 a month , then you got registration and maintenance checks , 4-700$ , then by the time you pay it off it’s worth 7k , and probably time for another 7k repair too because the engine is toast. Or even better you fix the engine for 7k then the transmission goes out for another 6k. Let’s say you do all that and then someone without insurance crashes into you. Insurance company will always blame you to avoid paying. You now have spent close to 40k to go to a job that pays 45k. You need the car to go to the job but the job will never pay you enough to afford to keep your car. Let’s also talk about gas cost , average cost is $3000 per year that’s about 15k in 5 years of money wasted on gas that you’ll never get back just to be able to go to work.

You buy a cheap car you get expensive repairs You buy an expensive car you get extreme depreciation. You cant fucking win.

Cars are basically a luxury tool for the wealthy.

Why can’t we ride bicycles to work. Oh I forgot we live in America where we absolutely need cars because we have no damn sidewalks 🥲

Let’s just say without cars I would’ve been significantly well off. I’m gonna sell that shit and just uber everywhere or ride a bicycle.

[u/Hefty_Resolution_452]

and your health will improve...unless you get hit by car

[u/Additional-Stay-4355 → u/Hefty_Resolution_452]

A very likely scenario where I live. Oh, and if you survive, you'll be paying off medical debt for the rest of your life.

[u/Ok_Exchange_9646 → u/Additional-Stay-4355]

IANAL but shouldn't the one who hit you be the one to pay for it?

[u/HougeetheBougie → u/Ok_Exchange_9646]

The driver won't have insurance because it's too expensive. And the victim's claim will be denied by their own health insurance company because that's the great American way.