The Psyace Affect@lemmy.worldBanned to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 days agoDo you have a flagship phone or a car that's 2021/newer but are struggling financially?message-squaremessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down120
arrow-up1-13arrow-down1message-squareDo you have a flagship phone or a car that's 2021/newer but are struggling financially?The Psyace Affect@lemmy.worldBanned to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 days agomessage-square33linkfedilink
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-211 days agoI have a (refurbished) namebrand phone but I’m not struggling financially. I worked damn hard and got damn lucky to get to this point, though. Edit: Not driving a car is part of why I’m solvent, though. Those bastards are expensive.
minus-squarePerspectivist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 days agoTotal expenses for my almost 20 year old truck are around 300€/month. While not cheap, it’s not that expensive either. Housing and food are by far the biggest expense categories for me.
minus-squareThe Psyace Affect@lemmy.worldBannedOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·10 days agoMakes sense. Cars for most people are money pits. On top of that, the insurance sucks even more.
I have a (refurbished) namebrand phone but I’m not struggling financially. I worked damn hard and got damn lucky to get to this point, though.
Edit: Not driving a car is part of why I’m solvent, though. Those bastards are expensive.
Total expenses for my almost 20 year old truck are around 300€/month. While not cheap, it’s not that expensive either. Housing and food are by far the biggest expense categories for me.
Makes sense. Cars for most people are money pits. On top of that, the insurance sucks even more.