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The average American car payment is now $680 a month — and millions can't keep up (fortune.com)

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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Your anecdote does not somehow magically trump the assortment of links to actual calculations from experts of these things I provided.

[–] terroristtaco@lemmychan.org -1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Why not? I'm not some special car owner. I just don't spend money like a dipshit. The fact is that owning a car doesn't have to be as expensive as what you're referencing.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Because you are providing no evidence other than "my car is cheap!" in a flippant totally anecdotal fashion.