i mean i was just saying at least take a year or two after buying your car to take that car note money and save it, THEN buy a new car. then you take your 1-2 years of car note plus your car and you at least got 10 gs to go towards a new car.

The david ramsey wayPay the Accord off, drive it til it dies, save paper.
Upgrade in Cash.
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you spend all that money a month or period to impress people you don't even know. your friends and family see you in the car for the first time and give you your props then from then on its just your car. nothing special anymore.For those who keep saying "I can afford it", stop think about the payment and think about the principal, interest, loan to value, depreciation of the car and it is a different story.
A car payment might be the worse financial decision period. That extra $300-600 a month can do wonders when invested properly.
Dave would have you sell that Accord before it dies once you've gotten close enough to buy the next car up on the chain.The david ramsey way![]()
all i know about investing is go with mutual funds and dollar cost average meaning invest the same amount monthly. if the market goes down and you dollar cost average as the market falls you get more shares then when it rises again your shares are worth more.also lemme say this, as much as having another $400 in my account every month would be cool, its only going to collect dust in my savings
and that's not too bad cuz ive saved up 20k doing this
but i aint investing my money. imma be honest. the stock market is like japanese lettering to me. i DO need to start an ira but i dont expect to live a long life (60+ yrs old)
I have a 2006 honda accord coupe with 100K miles on that I owe about $7000 on. I could easily pay this off now and roll with the car for a minute.
But on the other hand I want a new car. But I don't want another car note.
Advice? I'm not sure how much trade in I'd get, nor do I want to keep two cars since I'm by myself.
How do you guys make sure you get the most bang for your buck when it comes to whips? Yall upgrading constantly and just taking the car note?
Suze Orman says you should buy all cars with cash and if you can't that means you can't afford that car.![]()
I'm financially responsible enough to take on payments and pay it off in a few years.
for example: I copped my first whip in '06 an '03 TL-S @ 17.5 paid it off in 2 with eyes on a Audi A5 which was droppin end of '08. well low and behold youngin got preggers so coupe dreams are gone and I need a sedan.
Traded in the TL which was worth like 12 by then for a '08 328x1 lease special. Loss 2k or so on fees the other 10k rolled into the lease.
2010 took the whip in for service and saw they had a 335xi that i liked traded in the lease, which was over in miles btw. As of right now im up 14k give or take based on wha kbb says my car is worth vs wha i owe. Tho I am planning on keeping it it's nice to have options.