Originally Posted by NOPD

congrats, but that's working a little too hard for the car payments. i wouldn't have bought my car if i had less than half of what the car was worth on a down payment.

Originally Posted by axemansean

The house was an example... I make more than she does in an hour and when I pay bills off at the end of the month I have maybe $50 to my name. All I am saying is that this is a country so obsessed with material needs that they reach the end of 30 and having a gazillion dollars in credit card debts. But, like I said who am I to say anything. To me having a nice car but living in a card board box and eating ramen noodles is not very idealistic, I'd rather have a nice roof over my head and have money in the bank for a rainy day.